Three new species of Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Iran

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Central-western Iran · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cataglyphis bazoftensis sp. nov., C. fritillariae sp. nov., and C. dejdaranensis sp. nov. are described from the Koohrang county of central-west Iran (Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province). All new species belong to the C. altisquamis complex and are characterized by presence of the thick, black, and decumbent setae on lateral and posterior surfaces of tibiae. Additionally, a key to Asian Cataglyphis was updated to accommodate the new species.

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