Cataglyphis niger (André, 1881)

(Fig. 5 c, d)

Myrmecocystus viaticus var. niger André, 188l: 56. Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925:265 . Raised to species: Collingwood 1985:290.

This species was originally described from Israel and recorded from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen (Collingwood, 1985; Collingwood and Agosti, 1996), UAE (Collingwood et al. 2011) and Syria (Santschi, 1929b). It is common at Rawdhat Khorim with peak abundance in June and decreasing during cooler months. Workers were collected from the following plants: Acacia gerrardii Benth (Fabaceae), C. procera, Rhazya stricta Decne (Apocynaceae) and Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f) Wight & Arn. ( Rhamnaceae).