Cataglyphis longipedem

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on the ground in a forest with moderate rainfall.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India. Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  longipedem. Formica longipedem Eichwald, 1841: 224 (w.) TURKMENISTAN. Senior synonym of turcomanica: Kolossov, 1932: 118; Agosti, 1990b: 1490 [Agosti repeats the synonymy but incorrectly gives turcomanica seniority. Radchenko, 1997c: 435, places longipedem as a junior synonym of setipes, but longipedem has priority.] revived
 * dschambulica. Cataglyphis setipes subsp. dschambulica Tarbinsky, 1976: 200 (w.) KYRGYZSTAN. Junior synonym of setipes: Radchenko, 1997c: 435.

Type Material
Pashaei Rad et al., (2018): Type location Turkmenistan (Eichwald gave Krasnowodsk, or Krasnovodsk, but now Türkmenbaşy, which once was in Russia).