Cataglyphis ruber (Forel)
![return to key](../../minirkey.jpg) Iran list Type location Algeria
(Myrmecocystus albicans Roger race ruber new stirps,
Forel, 1903c: 268,
worker; Santschi, 1929b: 39, queen & male; raised to species
Collingwood, 1985: 291, Wehner, 1986: 189) - see below.
Unavailable name agilis ( and Cataglyphis
(Cataglyphis) albicans Rog. stirps rubra For. v. agilis n. var., Santschi, 1929b:
39) from Algeria, Biskra
(Surcouf) - see below.
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Forel's (1903c) description is at . Santschi (1929b) gave a fresh description
plus descriptions of the male and queen, and agilis; these are at .
Collingwood (1985: 291), as rubra, noted - "This
ant has the whole of the alitrunk and node shining yellowish red, the
basal gaster tergite testaceous and the rest of the gaster shining
brown; the legs and antennae are entirely yellowish red. Erect hairs
are absent from the dorsum of the alitrunk except for an occasional
hair on the propodeum or node. Colour, pilosity and the very sparse
pubescence separate this species from the black C. albicans and
from the somewhat similar but entirely yellow C. livida. C.
rubra is recorded from deserts to the south of the Atlas Mountains
[Saudi Arabia]. This species also occurs in Tunisia in semi desert
country.
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The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249887.
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The photomontage of the
agilis type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912224.
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Egypt
record in Mohamed et al (2001, illustrated). Sharaf list -
Wadi El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South Sinai), 19.ii.1999 (1); Wadi
El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South Sinai), 9.ix.1998 (1) (SHC); Wadi
El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South Sinai), 11.viii.1998 (1)
Leg.M.R.Sharaf; Wadi El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South Sinai), 5.iii.1998
(1) Leg.M.R.Sharaf (ASUC).
Diagnosis (Mostafa Sharaf)
Worker: TL 11.78 mm HL 3.56 HW 3.4 SL 3.98 SI 117. Bicoloured, head,
alitrunk and petiole very shining yellowish red, the basal gastral
tergite testaceous and the rest of the gaster shining brown, dark brown
or blackish brown; legs and antennae entirely yellowish red. Pubescence
pale, sparse except but dense on the propodeum. No erect hairs on the
dorsum of the alitrunk except occasional hairs on the propodeum or
petiole. Head nearly as long as broad. Petiole with one pair of short
hairs. First gastral tergite completely bare while the second one with
one pair of hairs; the end of the gaster with occasional few hairs.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens - note these appear to be a distinct Eastern population
Cataglyphis ruber
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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1
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Cataglyphis ruber
B Taylor det.
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Iran
Shabnam Moradloo
07
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21.viii.2012
35.36°N
51.26°E
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Kahrizak
1062 m 44°C
Desert
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1
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Cataglyphis ruber agilis
B Taylor det.
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Iran
M Safariyan
03
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4.ii.2014
35.78872°N
47.03828°E
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Saral field
1800 m
pitfall trap
wheat field
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2
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Cataglyphis ruber agilis
B Taylor det.
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Iran
E Aram
12
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1.x.2012
37.23°N
48.17°E
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Hafthekhaneh
1510 m
hand collected
mountain on soil
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1
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Cataglyphis ruber agilis
B Taylor det.
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Iran
E Aram
13
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17.iv.2012
37.15°N
48.25°E
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Nemahil
700 m
hand collected, city garden
major & minor workers
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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; 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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The
photomontage is of a minor worker
also from Kuwait.
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Specimen
from Egypt photographed by Mostafa Sharaf
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The
photomontage is of a
worker from Iran; collected by Shabnam
Moradloo (07).
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The
photomontage is of a
worker from Iran; Saral Field; collected by M Safariyan (03).
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