Cataglyphis bellicosus Karavaiev

Iran list Type location Iran (Myrmecocystus (Cataglyphis) bicolor F. subsp. bellicosus nova, Karavaiev, 1924: 307, worker; raised to species by Radchenko, 1997e: 434) Douchat-Abad, nr. Teheran, Bocquillon, 23.ix.1916.

Karavaiev's (1906d) description is at .

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912182

The photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912183

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran Reyhane Nafisi 01	16.x.2012 36°38'N 57°04'E	Joghatay-Sabzevar-Khorasan 4482 ft Desert	2
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran S Moradloo 04	2.vii.2012 36.61°N 48.03°E	Gogje Ghiaye Markasi 1852 m 27°C Village	2
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran S Moradloo 14	2.v.2013 36.77°N 47.93°E	Nasir Abad 2164 m 25°C Forest	2
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran M Safariyan 02	5.ii.2014 35.45486°N 46.96278°E	Abider Park 2550 m pitfall trap amongst plants	1
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran E Aram 19	6.v.2012 37.27°N 48.17°E	Mazraeh 918 m hand collected; mountain on soil minima worker
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran G Abolfathi 06	13.vii.2014 33.879457°N 48.766079°E 1645 m	Khomeini Square, Borujerd hand collected City Major worker	1
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran G Abolfathi 10	07.viii.2013 33.906059°N 48.724687°E 1642 m	Chogha Hill, Borujerd hand collected hillside minor worker	2
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran F Heidary 04	27.vi.2014 27.34°N 53.50°E 456 m	Chahkowr cake bait desert major workers	2
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran V H Kia 08	9.v.2014 34.39°N 50.86°E 1442 m	Janat Abad, Qom hand collected village, on ground 1442h	1
Cataglyphis bellicosus B Taylor det.	Iran F Borjali 37	14.v.2014 34.25°N 50.99°E 1940 m	Alborz hand collected montane, on ground, 1530h	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran; collected by Shabnam Moradloo (14).

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran; collected by Reyhane Nafisi (01). Ignoring the cover of grease, this appears to be an exact match for the type minor worker shown above.

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran; collected by M Safariyan (02).