Cataglyphis isis (Forel)
Type location Egypt (Myrmecocystus
viaticus F. subsp. Diehlii Forel var. Isis n.var.,
Forel, 1909e: 385; Forel,
1913d: 434, worker; raised to species Collingwood, 1985: 288) from
Suez, collector M. Bugnion; worker
only known.
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Forel's (1909e) description is with his diehlii
redescription at . Santschi (1929b) gave
notes on Cataglyphis bicolor F. stirps nigra Andre v. isis
(Forel), these are at .
In bicolor species-group (Agosti, 1990: 1489).
Egypt records - in HNS as Myrmecocystus
(Cataglyphis) diehlii var. isis Forel - Forel (1909e)
gave it as found at Suez, Egypt, by M. Bugnion; Forel (1913d: 434)
simply cited the name as recorded from Heliopolis; Santschi (1929b: 51)
had - Suez (Bugnion), workers, types, Heliopolis (Sahlberg), worker.
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Collingwood
(1985) described it as related structurally to diehlii
in having proportionately shorter funiculus segments and a short
thinner petiole node. It differs from diehlii in having a
strongly pubescent [greyish-white pubescence, according to Forel,
1909e] alitrunk and occasional erect hairs on the scapes. TL not
exceeding 9.5 mm.
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The
photomontage (right) of a type worker
is collated from the images at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249889.
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The
photomontage of the above type worker is colour adjusted to reduce the
magenta tint characteristic of all Antweb images. Forel (1909e) gave
the colour as entirely black, save for a reddish tint on the head of
some largest workers.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Cataglyphis isis
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
ON5
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E |
St Katherine’s
Protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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The photomontage is
of
a major worker from Egypt;
St Katherine's Protectorate, Sinai, 2010; pitfall trap in a wadi
garden; collected by Olivia
Norfolk (ON 5).
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The photomontage is
of
a minor worker from Egypt;
St Katherine's Protectorate.
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©2006, 2010, 2012, 2015 -
Brian
Taylor CBiol FRSB FRES
11, Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, U.K.
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