TY  - JOUR
AU  - Knaden, M.
AU  - Tinaut, A.
AU  - Stökl, J.
AU  - Cerdá, X.
AU  - Wehner, R.
T1  - Molecular phylogeny of the desert ant genus Cataglyphis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
JF  - Myrmecological News
Y1  - 2012
DA  - 2012
PB  - The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics
SN  - Print: 1994-4136 - Online: 1997-3500
N1  - 10.25849/myrmecol.news_016:123
DO  - 10.25849/myrmecol.news_016:123
SP  - 123-132
KW  - Cataglyphis, phylogeny, mtDNA, morphology, systematics.
AB  - Since the middle of the 20th century ants of the genus Cataglyphis – inhabiting the southern part of the Palearctic region – have become model organisms for insect navigation and various other fields of biological research. Currently ca. 100 Cataglyphis species are described. However, although molecular-based phylogenetic analyses are common practice in ant systematics, to date phylogenetic analyses of Cataglyphis have been strictly morphology-based. Here we present the first molecular phylogeny based on mitochondrial Dna (754 bp) of 78 Cataglyphis specimens collected over a large part of the distributional range of the genus. By examining the same specimens based on morphological characters, we can conclude that major features of the morphology-based species-group phylogenies are supported by our molecular approach.
JA  - Myrmecological News
M3  - Original Article
VL  - 16