Notes on Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 of the bicolor species-group in Israel, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Armin Ionescu (1) , P.-A Eyer (1)

1 TAU - Tel Aviv University

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.

Mots clés: Hymenoptera; Formicidae; Cataglyphis; ants; middle east; morpho met ry; new species

Domaines: Zoologie des invertébrés; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Armin Ionescu, P.-A Eyer. Notes on Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 of the bicolor species-group in Israel, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology, 2016, 46, pp.109-131. ⟨10.5281/zenodo.221456⟩. ⟨hal-03508764⟩