Cataglyphis espadaleri

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Cataglyphis espadaleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Cataglyphis
Species: C. espadaleri
Binomial name
Cataglyphis espadaleri
Cagniant, 2009

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Morocco (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • espadaleri. Cataglyphis espadaleri Cagniant, 2009: 56, figs. 13, 28, 42, 57 (w.q.m.) MOROCCO.
    • Status as species: Borowiec, L. 2014: 54.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Cagniant 2009 p. 56-57.

Type Material

Holotype and paratypes: Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle: Gorges of Todra, 1550 m. Morocco.

Etymology

In homage to my colleague and friend X. Espadaler who was my expedition companion during several years in Morocco and who discovered the first nest.

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.