Open AccessNotes on Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 of the bicolor species-group in Israel, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author(s) -
Armin Ionescu,
PierreAndré Eyer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
hal (le centre pour la communication scientifique directe)
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.5281/zenodo.221456
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , formicinae , hexapoda , group (periodic table) , zoology , biology , vespoidea , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Five species of Cataglyphis belonging to the bicolor species-group are recorded from Israel, including a new species, C. israelensis n. sp. The relationships of the new species with other bicolor group species in the region, and relationships among species in the niger species-complex are discussed. The identification of isolated specimens belonging to the five Israeli species by morphological characters is investigated