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Taxonomy of Genus Cataglyphis Förster, 1850
Desert ants


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
62
6400
167168
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
5
1575
54996
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
1575
54996
Genera
Species
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
333
15650
Genera
Species
TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
23
2410
Genera
Species
GenusCataglyphis
Förster, 1850
Desert ants
399Species
Subnodes of Cataglyphis Förster, 1850
SubgenusCataglyphis (Cataglyphis)
Förster, 1850
Desert ants
0Species
SubgenusCataglyphis (Eomonocombus)
Arnold, 1968
0Species
SubgenusCataglyphis (Machaeromyrma)
Forel, 1916
0Species
SubgenusCataglyphis (Monocombus)
Mayr, 1855
0Species
SpeciesCataglyphis abdominalis Karavaiev, 1911
SpeciesCataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
SpeciesCataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
SpeciesCataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis aeneovirens Lowne, 1865
SpeciesCataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
9Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007
SpeciesCataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859
Dwarf surfclam, Florida marshclam, Hemphill surfclam
45Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965
SpeciesCataglyphis altisquamis André, 1881
Atlantic surfclam
3Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis aphrodite Salata, Demetriou, Georgiadis & Borowiec, 2023
SpeciesCataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
SpeciesCataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
SpeciesCataglyphis argentata Radoszkowsky, 1876
SpeciesCataglyphis argentatus Radoszkowsky, 1876
SpeciesCataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
SpeciesCataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
SpeciesCataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
SpeciesCataglyphis bazoftensis Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec, 2021
SpeciesCataglyphis bellicosa Karavaiev, 1924
SpeciesCataglyphis bellicosus Karavaiev, 1924
SpeciesCataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis bergianus Arnol’di, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Sahara Desert ant
40Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis bicoloripes Walker, 1871
SpeciesCataglyphis birmana Collingwood, 1962
SpeciesCataglyphis bombicina Roger, 1859
SpeciesCataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859
Saharan silver ant
4Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859
Wavy-line astarte
3Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis bombycius Roger, 1859
SpeciesCataglyphis bucharica Emery, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis bucharicus Emery, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis canus Santschi, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis caspius Nylander, 1849
SpeciesCataglyphis caucasea Santschi, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis cephalotes Christ, 1791
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis chionistrae Salata, Demetriou, Georgiadis & Borowiec, 2023
SpeciesCataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
SpeciesCataglyphis cinnamomeus Karavaiev, 1910
Hooked surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis constricta Mayr, 1868
SpeciesCataglyphis constrictus Mayr, 1868
SpeciesCataglyphis convexus Karavaiev, 1910
SpeciesCataglyphis cretica Forel, 1910
SpeciesCataglyphis cubica Forel, 1903
SpeciesCataglyphis cugiai Menozzi, 1939
Beautiful crassatella
SpeciesCataglyphis cuneinodis Arnoldi, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis cursor Fonscolombe, 1846
Southern acornshell
24Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis dejdaranensis Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec, 2021
SpeciesCataglyphis deserta Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926
SpeciesCataglyphis desertorum Forel, 1894
SpeciesCataglyphis diehli Forel, 1902
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis douwesi De Haro & Collingwood, 2000
SpeciesCataglyphis elegantissima Arnoldi, 1968
SpeciesCataglyphis elegantissimus
SpeciesCataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910
Hooked surfclam
5Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis espadaleri Cagniant, 2009
SpeciesCataglyphis fairmairei Foerster, 1850  ⇒ Cataglyphis bicolor
SpeciesCataglyphis fici Salata, Kiyani, Minaei & Borowiec, 2021
SpeciesCataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Collingwood & Aldawood, 2015
SpeciesCataglyphis flavitibia Chang & He, 2002
SpeciesCataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis flavobrunneus Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis floricola Tinaut, 1993
SpeciesCataglyphis foreli Ruzsky, 1903
Hemphill surfclam
9Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
SpeciesCataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009
SpeciesCataglyphis frigida André, 1881
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis frigidus André, 1881
Atlantic surfclam
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis fritillariae Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec, 2021
SpeciesCataglyphis gadeai De Haro & Collingwood, 2003
SpeciesCataglyphis gaetula Santschi, 1929
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis gaetulus Santschi, 1929
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis glabilabia Chang & He, 2002
SpeciesCataglyphis golestanica Salata, Yazdanian, Jafari, Afshari & Borowiec, 2025
SpeciesCataglyphis gracilens Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis halophila Bernard, 1954  ⇒ Cataglyphis fortis
SpeciesCataglyphis hannae Agosti, 1994
SpeciesCataglyphis harteni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis helanensis Chang & He, 2002
SpeciesCataglyphis hellenica Forel, 1886
SpeciesCataglyphis hellenicus Forel, 1886
Transverse micro-cockle
SpeciesCataglyphis hispanica Emery, 1906
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis hispanicus Emery, 1906
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis hispidus Eidmann, 1942
SpeciesCataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis humeya Tinaut, 1991
Flat surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis iberica Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis ibericus Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis indica Pisarski, 1961
SpeciesCataglyphis indicus Pisarski, 1961
Dish surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
SpeciesCataglyphis israelensis Ionescu & Eyer, 2016
SpeciesCataglyphis italica Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis italicus Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis italiens Emery Emery, 0
SpeciesCataglyphis jakobsoni Ruzsky, 1905
SpeciesCataglyphis karakalensis  ⇒ Cataglyphis bergiana
Hemphill surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis karavaiewi Santschi, 1925  ⇒ Cataglyphis emeryi
SpeciesCataglyphis karawaiewi Karavaiev, 1911
SpeciesCataglyphis karawajewi Karavaiev, 1911
SpeciesCataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965
SpeciesCataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965
SpeciesCataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis lameerei Forel, 1902
SpeciesCataglyphis laylae Collingwood, 2011  ⇒ Cataglyphis saharae
SpeciesCataglyphis lirabiensis Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec, 2023
SpeciesCataglyphis livida André, 1881
4Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis lividus André, 1881
Atlantic surfclam
3Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis longipedem Eichwald, 1841
SpeciesCataglyphis lucasi Emery, 1898
Fat gaper
SpeciesCataglyphis lunatica Baroni Urbani, 1969
SpeciesCataglyphis lunaticus Baroni Urbani, 1969
SpeciesCataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
SpeciesCataglyphis machmal Radchenko & Arakelian, 1991
Lost gaper
SpeciesCataglyphis marroui Cagniant, 2009
SpeciesCataglyphis mauretaniens Agosti, 1990
SpeciesCataglyphis mauritanica Emery, 1906
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis mauritanicus Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis mechmal Radchenko & Arakelian, 1991
SpeciesCataglyphis megalocola Foerster, 1850
SpeciesCataglyphis melligera Llave, 1832
SpeciesCataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
SpeciesCataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
SpeciesCataglyphis minos Borowiec & Salata, 2022
SpeciesCataglyphis mixtus André, 1881
SpeciesCataglyphis niger André, 1881
Atlantic surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis nigra André, 1881
SpeciesCataglyphis nigripes Arnoldi, 1964
Hemphill surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis noda Brullé, 1833
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
6Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis oasium Menozzi, 1932
SpeciesCataglyphis opacior Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis otini Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis oxiana Arnoldi, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis oxianus
Hemphill surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877
SpeciesCataglyphis pallidus Mayr, 1877
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis persica Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis phaeogaster Walker, 1871
SpeciesCataglyphis pilicornis Forel, 1901
SpeciesCataglyphis piliger
Hemphill surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis piligera Arnoldi, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis piligerus Arnol´di, 1964
SpeciesCataglyphis piliscapa Forel, 1901
SpeciesCataglyphis piliscapus Forel, 1901  ⇒ Cataglyphis piliscapa
SpeciesCataglyphis pilisquamis Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis pilosulus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926  ⇒ Cataglyphis emeryi
SpeciesCataglyphis pilosus Karavaiev, 1911
SpeciesCataglyphis protuberata Forel, 1913
SpeciesCataglyphis pubescens Radchenko & Paknia, 2010
SpeciesCataglyphis rosenhaueri Santschi, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis rosenhauri Santschi, 1925
SpeciesCataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903
Dwarf surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
SpeciesCataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
SpeciesCataglyphis sabulosus Kugler, 1981
Clery surfclam
SpeciesCataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
SpeciesCataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis semitonsus Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis seticornis Emery, 1906
SpeciesCataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894
Compact astarte, Hemphill surfclam
8Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis shahrekordensis Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec, 2023
SpeciesCataglyphis shuaibensis Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
SpeciesCataglyphis sinaitica Wheeler & Mann, 0
SpeciesCataglyphis stigmata Radchenko & Paknia, 2010
SpeciesCataglyphis stigmaticus Radchenko & Paknia, 2010
SpeciesCataglyphis stigmatus Radchenko & Paknia, 2010
SpeciesCataglyphis takyrica Dlussky, 1990
SpeciesCataglyphis takyricus Dlussky, 1990
SpeciesCataglyphis tancrei Nylander, 1849
SpeciesCataglyphis tartessica Amor & Ortega, 2014
SpeciesCataglyphis therii Santschi, 1921
SpeciesCataglyphis theryi Santschi, 1921
SpeciesCataglyphis tibialis Bondroit, 1918  ⇒ Cataglyphis cursor
SpeciesCataglyphis turcomanica Forel, 1894
SpeciesCataglyphis turcomanicus Forel, 1894
SpeciesCataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
SpeciesCataglyphis ureos
SpeciesCataglyphis vaucheri Emery, 1906
1Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis velox Santschi, 1929
SpeciesCataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
7Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881
Atlantic surfclam, Hemphill surfclam
2Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
14Subspecies
SpeciesCataglyphis zakharovi Radchenko, 1997
SpeciesCataglyphis zakhorovi Radchenko, 1997

Synonyms
Eomonocombus (Arnoldi, 1968)
Machaeromyrma (Forel, 1916)
Monocombus (Mayr, 1855)
Paraformica (Forel, 1915)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Cataglyphis
GermanWüstenameisen
EnglishDesert ants


Distribution of Cataglyphis Förster, 1850
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Afghanistan


Albania


Algeria


Armenia


Azerbaijan


Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Chad


China
12 Species
Croatia


Cyprus


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Djibouti


Egypt


Eritrea


Ethiopia


France


Gambia


Georgia


Ghana


Greece


Hungary


India
5 Species
Iran


Iraq


Israel


Italy


Ivory Coast


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kuwait


Kyrgyzstan


Lebanon


Libya


Liechtenstein


Mali


Mauritania


Mongolia


Montenegro


Morocco


Nepal


Niger


Nigeria


Norway


Oman


Pakistan


Portugal


Qatar


Romania


Russia


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Seychelles


Slovakia


Spain


Sudan


Sweden


Syria


Tunisia


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Ukraine


United Arab Emirates


Uzbekistan


Yemen




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