Cataglyphis cursor species group

According to Agosti (1990)^[1]

Diagnosis

Petiole squamiform, the anterior and the posterior surface meeting at an angle but only partially forming a crest
Third and fourth maxillary palp segments shorter than fifth and sixth together, MPI < 90; third segment round in cross-section
Uniform black, exceptionally with dark reddish-brown spots on the head, mainly dull, rarely shining, surface
Head finely, longitudinally striate on frons; if reticulate then dorsum of alitrunk without pilosity
Alitrunk length of large workers < 3.4 mm

Uniform black or with a reddish or yellow gaster
Subgenital plate short (SPI < 125); with two distal, lateral rounded processes and a median part which is variable but always present
Squamula caudally always projecting over the stipes, sometimes forming a distinct process pointing ventrally
Stipes with a large, simple, median appendix with its largest diameter longer than half the length of the stipes
Volsella straight; in lateral view the sides of the volsella subparallel at most, distally truncated or pointed, never pediform
Sagitta with a depressed shield; at least distal part of the serrated face curved laterally