Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Emery
 Iran list
Egypt List  Type location Egypt (Camponotus
maculatus r oasium var fellah n. var., Emery,
1891b: 18; Camponotus oasium var fellah, Dalla Torre,
1893: 245, minor worker; Emery, 1908a: 194, major worker, queen &
male; raised
to species Pisarski, 1971b: 728)  .
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 Emery's
(1891b) description is at  . Emery's (1908a) description is at  . Pisarski's (1971b) determination of name
is at  .
Emery (1891b) noted specimens from Assab, Eritrea
among those in his first description of the species. Forel (1910c)
reported a worker from Western Ethiopia, collected by A Ilg.
Viehmeyer (1923) reported specimens from Sudan, at Port Sudan,
collected by H Werner & R Ebner .
Menozzi (1933b: 97) had Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. His
full notes, including extracts from his key, is at  .
Iran Form -
Crawley (1920: 178) noted a single worker from
"Mesopotamia" or "North-West Persia" that was "probably var. oasium
or possibly var. fellah but impossible to determine without a
major worker". Pisarski's report was of specimens from Baghdad, 4
workers and 2 males, from palm groves and waste land on the edges of
the Tigris River. See the bottom of the page for fresh specimens and
collection details.
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 The photomontage of
a minor worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905293.
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 The photomontage of
what appears to be a media worker, presumably from the type collection
and sent to Santschi, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911939.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens - see also Iran list below
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det.
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Israel
J Kugler
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27.x.1981
Maagan-Michael
32.55° N
34.91° E
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No details; courtesy
of
Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University |
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
A Shepherd
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Alcohol E
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1
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
11
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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1
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
04
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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1
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Major workers
 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Israel; collector J Kugler.
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 The
photomontage of a major worker is from Tel Aviv, Israel, photos taken
by Merva Vonshak and courtesy of Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University.
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk (Alcohol E).
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Minor workers
 The
photomontage of a minor worker is from Tel Aviv, Israel; collector J
Kugler.
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk (ON11).
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk; compared with the worker in Savignyi Plate 20, 9. The profile
and proportions are a close match, including the lengths of the hind
femur and the scape.
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 Savignyi Plate 20, 9 (Audouin,
J.-V. 1825-27: Plate 20 Fig 9).
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Camponotus fellah Iran form.
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Oxford University
Museum
specimens
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
O Paknia
ZMGU 1301
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v.2004
Kerman
35.9788889 N
53.0930556 E
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3
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
M Safariyan
04
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4.ii.2014
36.10902°N
47.55669°E
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Bijar Protected area
1533 m
pitfall trap, wayside
major
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
M Safariyan
06
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5.ii.2014
35.28427°N
46.98922°E
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Zagros
1480 m
pitfall trap; among leaf litter
media & minor workers
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2
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
E Aram
03
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28.vii.2012
37.20°N
48.17°E
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Kamardaraq
1175 m
hand collected on mountain under rock
major worker
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
E Aram
04.02
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10.x.2012
37.22°N
48.16°E
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Dayukandi
1540 m
hand collected, village riverside
major worker
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
E Aram
07
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19.viii.2012
37.25°N
48.16°E
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Kazaj (Darraz)
1250 m
hand collected, mountain on tree
major worker
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Camponotus (Myrmosericus) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
E Aram
23
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17.v.2012
37.22°N
48.16°E
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Dayukandi
1540 m
hand collected
forest on soil
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Iran
F Heidary
03
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5.ii.2013
27.37°N
52.59°E
401 m
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Torman
hand collected
desert, soil
major workers
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3
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 The
photomontages are of workers from Iran; collected at
Kerman, by Omid Paknia (ZMGU 1301), May 2004.
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 As above |
 Major worker
from Iran, Bijar Protected
area, collector M Safariyan (04) |
 Media worker
from Iran, Zagros, collector M
Safariyan (06) |
