Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski

Iran list Type location Iraq (Cataglyphis alibabae sp. n., Pisarski, 1965: 419, illustrated, worker) Khanaqin, 3.iv.1961, A. Reidel - no type images on Antweb (September 2015)

Pisarski's (1965) description is at . Khanaqin is at 34.3°N 45.4°E.

Note: the scale given as "2 mm" is wrong, as Pisarski gave the total length as 5-6 mm; the comparisons at the bottom of the page demonstrate this quite conclusively.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataglyphis alibabae B Taylor det.

Iran R Torabi 08

07.v.2014 29.63871°N 52.54560°E 1603 m

Baba Kouhi, Shiraz hand collected field, under stone 15:15 h

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The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, R Torabi (08)

Comparison of frontal heads of Pisarski drawing and the Iran specimen (above). The proportions are almost identical, assuming the Pisarski drawing to be accurate If the Pisarski scale is taken as 1 mm the two area a close match for size.

Comparison of the maxillary palps of the Pisarski drawing and the Iran specimen (above). The proportions are identical and show the relevant Pisarski scale (0.2 mm) was correct.