Cataglyphis velox

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

Castes
Queens are brachypterous, i.e. they emerge from cocoons with non-functional short wings (reviewed in Peeters & Aron 2017).



Nomenclature

 *  velox. Cataglyphis (Monocombus) viatica var. velox Santschi, 1929b: 30, figs. 6, 34 (w.) SPAIN. Tinaut, 1990c: 54 (q.m.). Junior synonym of viatica: Collingwood, 1979: 73. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Tinaut, 1990c: 52.