Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Emery
Type location Egypt (Camponotus
maculatus r oasium var fellah n. var., Emery,
1891b: 18; Camponotus oasium var fellah, Dalla Torre,
1893: 245, minor worker; Emery, 1908a: 194, major worker, queen &
male; raised
to species Pisarski, 1971b: 728) .
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Emery's
(1891b) description is at . Emery's (1908a) description is at . Pisarski's (1971b) determination of name
is at .
Emery (1891b) noted specimens from Assab, Eritrea
among those in his first description of the species. Forel (1910c)
reported a worker from Western Ethiopia, collected by A Ilg.
Viehmeyer (1923) reported specimens from Sudan, at Port Sudan,
collected by H Werner & R Ebner .
Menozzi (1933b: 97) had Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. His
full notes, including extracts from his key, is at .
Iran Form -
Crawley (1920: 178) noted a single worker from
"Mesopotamia" or "North-West Persia" that was "probably var. oasium
or possibly var. fellah but impossible to determine without a
major worker". Pisarski's report was of specimens from Baghdad, 4
workers and 2 males, from palm groves and waste land on the edges of
the Tigris River. See the bottom of the page for fresh specimens and
collection details.
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The photomontage of
a minor worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905293.
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The photomontage of
what appears to be a media worker, presumably from the type collection
and sent to Santschi, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911939.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det.
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Israel
J Kugler
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27.x.1981
Maagan-Michael
32.55° N
34.91° E
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No details; courtesy
of
Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University |
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
A Shepherd
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Alcohol E
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1
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
11
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
04
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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The
photomontage is of a major worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk (Alcohol E).
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The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk (ON11).
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The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sinai, Egypt; collector Olivia
Norfolk; compared with the worker in Savignyi Plate 20, 9. The profile
and proportions are a close match, including the lengths of the hind
femur and the scape.
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Savignyi
Plate 20, 9 (Audouin,
J.-V. 1825-27: Plate 20 Fig 9).
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The
photomontage is of a major worker from Israel; collector J Kugler.
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The
photomontage of a major worker is from Tel Aviv, Israel, photos taken
by Merva Vonshak and courtesy of Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University.
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The
photomontage of a minor worker is from Tel Aviv, Israel; collector J
Kugler.
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