Cataglyphis albicans armenus (Forel)

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Arnol'di's (1964) description of armenus is at .

The photomontage of a paratype worker of armenus is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0903292. Note - the scales on the Antweb images match across the three views and indicate that the scale on Arnol'di's drawing of the lateral alitrunk of a worker is wrong, AL = 0.64 v Antweb AL = 2.0 mm. Arnol'di gave the TL as 5.3-6.8 mm.

The distinctive colouration and pubescence strongly suggests that this is a separate species from the North African and Iberian type form and most of the other subspecies.

Colour adjusted version of the above Antweb image; as with almost all Antweb images there appears to be an over emphasis on the magenta tint.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataglyphis albicans armenus B Taylor det.	Iran R Nafisi 05	18.x.2012 36°42'N 57°18'E	Rodab-Sabzevar-Khorasan 2892 ft Semi-desert	1
Cataglyphis albicans armenus B Taylor det.	Iran F Heidary 08	3.v.2014 27.18°N 53.70°E 411 m	Lamerd ice cream bait desert major & minor workers	3

The photomontage is of a major worker from Iran, Lamerd; collector Fouzieh Heidary (08).

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Iran, Lamerd; collector Fouzieh Heidary (08).

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, Rodab-Sabzevar-Khorasan; collector R Nafisi (05). this appears almost identical to the armenus paratype shown above, although at the lower end of Arnol'di's size range, TL 5.3-6.8 mm.