Contents Miscellaneous ants - Iran
SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Crematogaster
Crematogaster subdentata Mayr

Crematogaster subdentata Mayr

return to list {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Tajikistan (Mayr, 1877: 20, worker & queen; Forel, 1904b: 372, male; also Mayr, 1880: 39); location Kisil-kum, Bairakum, Sarafschan Valley (Zarafshan Valley); subspecies flavicapilla (Ruzkey, 1905b: 502, worker) from Transcaspia, kaschgariensis (Forel, 1901h: 63, worker) from Turkestan and kuznetzovi (Stärcke, 1935: 263, footnote, illustrated, worker; unavailable in HNS) from Turkestan.

Mayr's (1877) description is at {original description}. André (1881-6: key 391 ff) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Pisarski (1967:390) gave a further description, this is at {original description}.

TL workers 3.3-3.8 mm; queen 8 mm. Pisarski's note includes the distribution as from the Touran Plateau

Mayr reference in Fedchenko, A. P. 1877. [Journey in Turkestan, 2(5). Formicidae.] Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estest. Antropol. Etnografii 26: 1-20

See Arnold'i & Dlussky (1978: 338 - not in HNS)


{Crematogaster subdentata major} The photomontages are of specimens from Iran, Miankaleh, collected by Omid Paknia.

Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}


{Crematogaster subdentata media} Media


{Crematogaster subdentata minima} Minima

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