@article {569, title = {Review of the Camponotus samius complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Turano-Balkan region, with the description of a new species from Iran}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4763}, year = {2020}, month = {04/2022}, pages = {545-562}, chapter = {545}, abstract = {

Here we define the Camponotus samius complex, a distinct subunit within the compressus-sylvaticus group, and revise\ the species known from the Turano-Balkan region (the Balkans, Middle East, Anatolia, Caucasus, Iran and W Turkestan).\ We confirm the presence of six species of the complex from the Turano-Balkan region, and we provide diagnoses and a key. Additionally, based on new material from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran, we describe Camponotus\ bakhtiariensis sp. nov.\—a new member of the samius complex.

}, keywords = {eastern Mediterranean, key to species, Tanaemyrmex, taxonomy, western Turanian}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4763.4.5}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {481, title = {Review of Mediterranean members of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with description of four new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3861}, year = {2014}, pages = {040-060}, chapter = {40}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Salata, Sebastian} } @article {480, title = {A new species of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rhodes}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4170}, year = {2016}, pages = {194-200}, chapter = {194}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {478, title = {The Westpalaearctic Lasius paralienus complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) contains three species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4132}, year = {2016}, pages = {44-58}, chapter = {44}, author = {Seifert, Bernhard and Galkowski, Christophe} } @article {434, title = {Taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic Tetramorium chefketi species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) }, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1405}, year = {2007}, pages = {1{\textendash}38}, author = {Cs{\H o}sz, S{\'a}ndor and Radchenko, Alexander G. and Schulz, Andreas} } @article {417, title = {Global revision of the dulotic ant genus Polyergus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Formicinae, Formicini).}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3722}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {501-48}, abstract = {

The genus Polyergus is characterized, and all valid species reinstated and re-described, and five new species described, based on morphometric, ecological, host-association, and biogeographic characteristics. Polyergus contains 14 species: 3 Palaearctic, 11 Nearctic. The rufescens group comprises western Eurasian rufescens Latreille 1804 including its former eastern subspecies tianschanicus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky 1927 new synonymy, and the following American species, informally called the breviceps complex: breviceps Emery 1893 sensu stricto, revised status, bicolor Wasmann 1901 new status, mexicanus Forel 1899 new status, topoffi new species, and vinosus new species. The lucidus group comprises longicornis M. R. Smith 1947 new status, lucidus Mayr 1870 sensu stricto, revised status, montivagus Wheeler 1915 new status, oligergus new species, ruber new species, and sanwaldi new species. The samurai group comprises two blackish forms: the western Asian P. nigerrimus Marikovsky 1963 and eastern Asian P. samurai Yano 1911. Polyergus texana Buckley 1866 is excluded from Polyergus.

}, keywords = {Animal Structures, Animals, Ants, Body Size, Female, Male, Organ Size}, issn = {1175-5326}, author = {Trager, James C} } @article {393, title = {A taxonomic revision of the genus Oxyopomyrmex Andr{\'e}, 1881 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4025}, year = {2015}, pages = {1-66}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Oxyopomyrmex Andr\é, 1881 is a small genus of myrmicine ants found in arid grasslands of the Mediterranean region. Here we provide a new taxonomic revision of the genus. Twelve species are recognized, including five new to science: O. laevibus sp. nov. (Greece: Crete), O. magnus sp. nov. (Spain), O. negevensis sp. nov. (Israel) O. polybotesi sp. nov. (Greece: Nisyros, W Turkey) and O. pygmalioni sp. nov. (Cyprus). Oxyopomyrmex santschii var. nigripes Santschi, 1907 and O. santschii var. nitidior Santschi, 1910 are raised to species level. The following new synonymies are proposed: O. krueperi Forel, 1911 = O. lagoi Menozzi, 1936 syn. nov.; O. nigripes Santschi, 1907 = O. sabulonis var. rugocciput Santschi, 1923 syn. nov. = O. emeryi var. brunnescens Santschi, 1929 syn. nov.; O. nitidior Santschi, 1910 = O. emeryi var. laticeps Santschi, 1915 syn. nov. = O. emeryi st. sabulonis Santschi, 1915 syn. nov.; O. saulcyi Emery, 1889 = O. santschii Forel, 1904 syn. nov. = O. santschii var. siciliana Karavaiev, 1912 syn. nov. = O. gaetulus Santschi, 1929 syn. nov. = O. saulcyi var. latinodis Santschi, 1939 syn. nov. A neotype for O. oculatus Andr\é, 1881 is designated. An identification key based on the gyne, male and worker caste is provided.

}, keywords = {Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Mediterranean Subregion, Myrmicinae, revision}, isbn = {978-1-77557-804-8}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4025.1.1}, url = {http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4025.1.1}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} }