Cataglyphis convexus sp.n., A New Ant Species
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Tunisia

Oueslati W*, Tlili H and Nouira S

International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology (IZAB)
ISSN: 2639-216X

Research Article

Cataglyphis convexus sp.n., A New Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Tunisia

Authors: Oueslati W*, Tlili H and Nouira S

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000483

Volume 6, Issue 4

Abstract

A new Tunisian ant species, Cataglyphis convexus sp.n., is described based on the morphological traits of its workers. The species is endemic to Tunisia. The taxonomic position of C. convexus is not clear; it shares features of the altisquamis-, emmaeand bicolor-groups, but differs from all species of these genera by the presence of a V-shaped cavity at the level of the apical margin of the petiole.

Keywords: Taxonomy; New Species; Endemism; North Africa

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