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Cataglyphis fici
| Cataglyphis fici | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Cataglyphis |
| Species group: | albicans |
| Species complex: | livida |
| Species: | C. fici |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataglyphis fici Salata, Kiyani, Minaei & Borowiec, 2021 | |
Little known, workers were collected on the ground in fig orchard at altitude 1730 m.
Identification
Cataglyphis fici is a member of the Cataglyphis albicans group and can be separated from all species clustered in the cinnamomea and fortis complexes and most of members of the albicans complex by yellow to yellowish red body coloration; while other species have body completely brown to black. From bicolored species of the albicans complex it differs in smaller body size (WL < 3 mm) and presence of infuscated to yellowish brown mid and hind legs. However, C. fici is most similar to species included in the C. livida complex and can be easily separated based on at least mid and hind legs partly to mostly infuscated to yellowish brown. In contrast, all remaining members of the C. livida complex have legs uniformly colored and always in the same shade as mesosoma and head. Additionally, C. fici differs from Cataglyphis lutea, Cataglyphis arenaria, Cataglyphis argentata, Cataglyphis aurata, and Cataglyphis livida in gaster darker than head and mesosoma sometimes infuscated.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iran (type locality).
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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fici. Cataglyphis fici Salata, Kiyani, Minaei & Borowiec, 2021: 121, figs. 1-6 (w.) IRAN.
Type Material
- Holotype: Iran: worker, Fars, Estahban, 29.1331/54.389, 1730 m a.s.l., 16 Aug. 2019, H. Kiyani leg., LBC-IR00179, CASENT6006519 (Museum of Natural History)
- Paratypes: 5 workers, the same data as holotype, CASENT6006520–CASENT6006524 (Museum of Natural History, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève)
- Paratype: worker: the same data as holotype except LBCIR00180, CASENT6006525 (Museum of Natural History)
- Paratype: worker, the same data as holotype except 6 Sep. 2018 and LBC-IR00182, CASENT6006526 (Museum of Natural History)