Cataglyphis adenensis (Forel)
  Type location Yemen (Myrmecocystus
viaticus Fr. adenensis nov. Forel, 1904b: 382, footnote,
worker;
raised to species Santschi, 1929b: 41) Aden, Dr Ris - see below.
worker only known.
Note: I have removed the former subspecies bugnioni
to a junior synonym of Cataglyphis
viaticus.
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 Forel's (1904b) description is at  . Santschi (1929b: 52)
had the description -  .
Santschi (1929b) referred to a specimen from Djibouti.
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 The
photomontage (right) of a type worker
is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249890.
The minor worker from Kuwait, shown below, is an exact
match in size and structure; the colour also is very similar if
adjustment is made for the common Antweb problem of too high a magenta
component.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Cataglyphis adenensis
B Taylor det. |
Kuwait
David King
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18.ix.2005
Camp Arifjan
28°52'00" N
48°09'50" E
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elev 42 m asl;
foraging singly during the day
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2
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 The
photomontage is of a Major worker
from Kuwait, Camp Arifjan,
28°52'00"N 48°09'50"E, elev 42 m; 18.ix.2005; collector David King.
Observed and
collected while foraging singly during the day; also recorded at Camp
Doha, west of Kuwait City, where it was active at night.
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 Media worker from
Kuwait
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