Cataglyphis bombycinus

Translingual

Three of the species Cataglyphis bombycinus dismantling a beetle. Note the reflective surface of the ants' bodies

Proper noun

Cataglyphis bombycinus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – the Saharan silver ant.

Usage notes

• The gender of Cataglyphis should be feminine, following what prevails among Ancient Greek words whose transliteration ends in glyphis which would make this term properly Cataglyphis bombycina. But taxonomic sources generally treat it as if it were masculine.

Synonyms

• Cataglyphis bombycina

Hypernyms

• (species): Hymenoptera - order; Formicidae - family; Formicinae - subfamily; Formicini - tribe; Cataglyphis - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Cataglyphis bombycinus bombycinus, Cataglyphis bombycinus bruneipes, Cataglyphis bombycinus sinaiticus - subspecies

References

• Cataglyphis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cataglyphis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cataglyphis_bombycina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cataglyphis bombycinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cataglyphis bombycina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cataglyphis_bombycinus at Animal Diversity Web