Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander)

Type location Russia (Formica aenescens, Nylander, 1849: 37, all forms; modern status as species, Pisarski, 1967: 416; Tarbinsky, 1976: 203); junior synonyms caspius (Myrmecocystus cursor var caspius, Ruzky, 1902b: 470, queen & male, Ruzsky, 1905b: 447, worker; synonymy Emery, 1906d: 173; Karavaiev, 1910b: 18) from Russia, and, jakobsoni (Ruzsky, 1905b: 436, worker) from Turkestan; subspecies chatkalensis (Tarbinsky, 1976: 202, worker) from Kirgizia, georgicus (Arnol'di, 1968: 1816, illustrated, queen & male) from Georgia, and tancrei (Forel, 1901h; 66, worker; Forel, 1904b: 383, male, Ruzsky, 1905b: 446, queen) from China (type loc as in Bolton, 1995; China NW, Xinjiang Province, in Lelej, 2002: 22).

Nylander's (1849) description is at . Forel's (1901h) description of tancrei is at . Emery (1906d: 173) gave an illustrated comparison with the type cursor, this is at . Pisarski (1967: 416) gave a summary of references and distribution in Afghanistan; this is at . Pisarski separated jakobsoni as a separate species in which the petiole is more conical.

In cursor-group of Agosti (1990:1465) - petiole squamiform and upright, mandible with five teeth, third maxillary palp never flattened and without long erect hairs, gaster with sparse pubescence; frons longitudinally striate; AL < 4 mm; FI (first funiculus segment/second funiculus segment length X 100) < 180 [this species ca 160]; monomorphic size variation in workers. Main candidate perhaps aenescens [Latin aenescens = coppery/bronze]

Iran records - Omid Paknia, 2004, from Miankaleh; specimens shown in the photomontage.

Other images can be seen in the folder at -

Karavaiev, V. 1924. Zur Systematik der paläarktischen Myrmecocystus (Formicidae), nebst einigen biologischen Notizen. Konowia, 3, 301-308 - HNS 4535
Karawajew, W. 1934. [The fauna of the family Formicidae (ants) of the Ukraine.] Tr. Inst. Zool. Biol. Ukr. Akad. Nauk, 1a, 1-164 - HNS 4535
Browse or download entire file (9.4M) 4538 Karawajew, W. 1936. [The fauna of the family Formicidae (ants) of the Ukraine. Part 2 (conclusion).] Tr. Inst. Zool. Biol. Ukr. Akad. Nauk, 1a, 161-316 - HNS 4538.