Cataglyphis nigra

Cataglyphis nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Cataglyphis
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Cataglyphis nigra
(André, 1881)[1]

Cataglyphis nigra, also known as the black desert ant, is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis.[2]

Range

This species is found in North Africa, the Levant, and the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.[3][4][5]

Behavior

Like other ants in the genus, Cataglyphis nigra workers can raise their gaster (abdomen) to a vertical position; this is thought to improve mobility in desert habitats.[6]

  • C. nigra with raised gaster
    C. nigra with raised gaster

References

  1. ^ André, Ern. (1881-07-22). "Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 6 (1): 53–78.
  2. ^ "Cataglyphis nigra (Black Desert Ant)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ Sharaf, Mostafa R.; Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh; Fisher, Brian L; Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad (December 2020). "A Preliminary Synopsis of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with Remarks on the Zoogeography" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 70 (4). ResearchGate: 533–560. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  4. ^ "Cataglyphis nigra". AntWiki.
  5. ^ "Species: Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences.
  6. ^ McMeeking, Robert; Arzt, Eduard; Wehner, Rüdiger (Mar 21, 2012). "Cataglyphis desert ants improve their mobility by raising the gaster". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 297. National Library of Medicine: 17–25. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.003. Retrieved 2023-05-12.