Cataglyphis niger (André, 1881)

Sharaf, Mostafa R., Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M. & Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., 2013, The ants (Hymenoptera: formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, Zootaxa 3709 (6), pp. 565-580 : 572

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 ).

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FIGURE 5. a, b Cataglyphis minima (CASENT0249862, Saudi Arabia), c, d, Cataglyphis niger (CASENT0280330, Yemen); e, f, Messor ebeninus (CASENT0249861, Saudi Arabia); g, h, Monomorium mayri (CASENT0249904, India).