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