Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood & Agosti

Type location Egypt (Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 379; not illustrated, worker); worker only known; by inference, the illustration of "niger" in Collingwood (1985) seems actually to be of holgerseni.

Collector Holger Holgersen, from Sinai, near Eilat, 23.xii.1978, holotype & paratype workers; also known from Saudi Arabia & Oman.

Collingwood & Agosti's (1996) description is at .

Collingwood & Agosti described it as similar to savignyi but although both have a high propodeum that is smoothly rounded in holgerseni, with the dorsum and declivity meeting at a rounded right angle.

The photomontage of a worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249882

The photomontage of a worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=0249882

Photomontage of workers collected in Egypt and photographed by Mostafa Sharaf

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataglyphis holgerseni B Taylor det.	Sudan Z Mahmoud 2009-65	8.i.2008 Al Khandag 18°36'505" N 30°33'981" E	hand collected	1
Cataglyphis holgerseni B Taylor det.	Jordan A Lenoir 150b	21.ii.2012 Rum Village 29°34'32.2" N 35°25'09.1" E	966 m worker	2

The photomontage is of a worker from Jordan, Rum Village; A Lenoir 150b

The photomontage is of a second worker from Jordan, Rum Village; A Lenoir 150b

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Sudan, Z Mahmoud (2009-65).

The photomontage of workers from Sudan, which appear to be close to the original description (overall matt appearance), is collated from the images at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0010989