Taxonomic Situation Of The Genus Cataglyphis Förster, 1850 In The Iberian Peninsula Ii. New Position For C. Viatica (Fabricius, 1787) And The Redescription Of C. Velox Santschi, 1929 Stat. N. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).

[ES] Se incluye Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787) dentro del subgénero Cataglyphis, excluyéndola de la mirmecofauna de la Península Ibérica. Cataglyphis velox Santschi, 1929, stat. nov. es elevada a la categoría de especie y se le designa como el nombre válido para los ejemplares ibéricos conocidos anteriormente como C. viatica. Además se analiza la distribución de C. velox y se esbozan los factores que pueden ser responsables de ésta.

[EN] Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787) is included in the subgenus Cataglyphis and excluded from the myrmecofauna of the Iberian Peninsula. Cataglyphis velox Santschi, 1929, stat. nov. is considered to be a valid species and not a variety of the former, this being the name for the Iberian individuals, previously identified as C. viatica. In addition, the distribution of C. velox and the implied factors are discussed.

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Spanish National Research Council
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Keywords

Arthropoda, Cataglyphis, Hexapoda, Formicinae, Hymenoptera, taxonomy, Vespoidea, Formicini, Animalia, insects, Formicidae, biodiversity

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