Cataglyphis bombycinus

Translingual thumb|Three of the species Cataglyphis bombycinus dismantling a beetle. Note the reflective surface of the ants' bodies Proper noun Cataglyphis genus bombycinus la 1 m species family Formicidae the Saharan silver ant Usage notes The gender of Cataglyphis genus 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 - order; Formicidae family - family; Formicinae subfamily - subfamily; Formicini tribe - tribe; Cataglyphis genus - genus Hyponyms species Cataglyphis bombycinus bombycinus subspecies, Cataglyphis bombycinus bruneipes subspecies, Cataglyphis bombycinus sinaiticus subspecies - subspecies References 1 Cataglyphis Cataglyphis 1 1 Cataglyphis_bombycina 576562 464100 72790 Cataglyphis bombycina Cataglyphis_bombycinus