Protonym: Cataglyphis fici
Authorship Salata et al., 2021: 121, figs. 1-6
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality IRAN
Etymology The species name fici is a noun in the genitive case named after the generic name of the fig tree, Ficus sp., the dominant plant in the type locality of this ant species.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Iran: Fars, Estahban, 29.1331, 54.389, 1730 m, 16.viii.2019, LBC-IR00179 (H. Kiyani). Primary type depository: MNHW. Primary type specimen: CASENT6006519.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype but LBCIR00180, 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype but 6.ix.2018 and LBC-IR00182. Secondary type depositories and specimens: MNHW, MHNG: CASENT6006520, CASENT6006521, CASENT6006522, CASENT6006523, CASENT6006524; MNHW: CASENT6006525, CASENT6006526.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Cataglyphis fici Species Valid Original combination