Cataglyphis savignyi

Cataglyphis savignyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Cataglyphis
Species group:	bicolor
Species:	C. savignyi
Binomial name
Cataglyphis savignyi (Dufour, 1862) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Myrmecocystus viaticus desertorum Forel, 1894

Distribution

Lives in extreme arid habitats

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 36.8° to 13.566667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates.
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Egypt (type locality), Israel, Oman.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Castes

Worker

Variations in body size among workers of C. savignyi. From Arad Park, Israel. Photo by Christian Peeters

Cataglyphis  X-ray micro-CT scan 3D model of Cataglyphis savignyi (worker) prepared by the Economo lab at OIST.

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Queen

Cataglyphis  X-ray micro-CT scan 3D model of Cataglyphis savignyi (queen) prepared by the Economo lab at OIST.

Because of scanning constraints, only the veins of the wings are visible. See on Sketchfab. See list of 3D images.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• savignyi. Formica savignyi Dufour, 1862: 141 (w.m.) EGYPT.
  • [Misspelled as savignii by Emery & Forel, 1879: 449.]
  • [Note: name erroneously rendered as Savignyi savignyi in El-Hawagry, et al. 2013: 67 (in list).]
  • Combination in Cataglyphis: Roger, 1863b: 12; Emery, 1925b: 265;
  • combination in Myrmecocystus: Emery & Forel, 1879: 449.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1929b: 45; Menozzi, 1932e: 454; Menozzi, 1934: 166; Finzi, 1936: 192; Santschi, 1938a: 44; Finzi, 1940: 165.
  • Junior synonym of viatica: Roger, 1863b: 12; Dours, 1873: 166; Emery & Forel, 1879: 449; Dalla Torre, 1893: 219.
  • Junior synonym of bicolor: Emery, 1925b: 265.
  • Status as species: Billen, 1989: 301; Agosti, 1990b: 1490; Bolton, 1995b: 137; Wehner, et al. 1994: 168; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 382; Cagniant, 2006a: 195; Cagniant, 2009: 50; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 39; Collingwood, et al. 2011: 462; Borowiec, L. 2014: 60.
  • Senior synonym of desertorum: Cagniant, 2009: 51.
• desertorum. Myrmecocystus viaticus var. desertorum Forel, 1894c: 402 (in text) (w.) TUNISIA.
  • Karavaiev, 1912a: 17 (m.); Karavaiev, 1924: 306 (q.); Santschi, 1929b: 46 (q.m.).
  • Combination in Myrmecocystus (Cataglyphis): Santschi, 1910f: 234; Karavaiev, 1924: 306;
  • combination in Cataglyphis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 944; Emery, 1925b: 265.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1929b: 45; Santschi, 1929c: 106; Finzi, 1930b: 16; Menozzi, 1932e: 454; Santschi, 1934f: 175; Finzi, 1936: 193; Santschi, 1936c: 210; Santschi, 1938a: 43; Finzi, 1940: 165; Hamann & Klemm, 1967: 419.
  • Subspecies of viatica: Forel, 1894b: 72; Forel, 1895d: 232; Emery, 1895a: 180; Emery, 1898c: 146; Forel, 1902a: 156; Mayr, 1904b: 10; Forel, 1904b: 381; Forel, 1904c: 12; Ruzsky, 1905b: 429.
  • Subspecies of bicolor: Karavaiev, 1911: 10; Karavaiev, 1912a: 17; Karavaiev, 1924: 306; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929b: 40; Menozzi, 1934: 157.
  • Status as species: Collingwood, 1985: 286; Borowiec, L. 2014: 54 (error).
  • Junior synonym of bicolor: Emery, 1906d: 58; Mayr, 1907a: 389; Forel, 1907e: 15; Forel, 1908a: 15 (in text); Emery, 1908g: 217; Santschi, 1910f: 234; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 944; Emery, 1925b: 265.
  • Junior synonym of viatica: Agosti, 1990b: 1491; Bolton, 1995b: 135; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008: 132.
  • Junior synonym of savignyi: Cagniant, 2009: 51.

References

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