Cataglyphis fisheri sp. n. is described and illustrated from the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on the worker caste. It belongs to the Cataglyphis pallida-group which is recorded for the first time from the Arabian Peninsula. Cataglyphis fisheri sp. n. is similar to Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877 from Kazakhstan.

Members of the Cataglyphis genus are among the commonest ants of the desert ecosystems of the Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia, where they build their crater nests directly in the ground

Article Notes on the ant genus Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenopte...

Thank you very much, Dr. Arvind Singh

Cataglyphis fisheri sp. n. is described and illustrated from the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on the worker caste. It belongs to the Cataglyphis pallida-group which is recorded for the first time from the Arabian Peninsula. Cataglyphis fisheri sp. n. is similar to Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877 from Kazakhstan.

Thank you for your answer, Professor Gamal Abdul Hamid

Hello Alice; If you are not familiar with the site AntWeb.org you might check it out. The taxonomy, biogeography, range maps and images are authoritative. Here is a link. https://antweb.org/

Best regards, Jim Des Lauriers

Thanks for your kind answer, Professor James Des Lauriers

Hello Alice; Here is a recent paper that might be of some interest to you. Enjoy it.

Wehner, R., Rabenstein, R. & Habersetzer, 2019 Long-leggedness in cataglyphoid Baltic amber ants. J. Palaeobio Palaeoenv (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-019-00372-9

Best regards, Jim Des Lauriers