@article {589, title = {Aphaenogaster illyrica, a new species from the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {862}, year = {2019}, month = {07/2019}, pages = {89-107}, chapter = {89}, abstract = {

Aphaenogaster illyrica sp. nov., a member of the A. subterranea species group, is described from Dinaric Alps of Slovenia and Croatia, from Gole\šnica Mt. in north Macedonia, Osogovo-Belasica Massif of southwestern Bulgaria, and from Kerkini Mts. of Greek Macedonia. It is characterised by large body size, moderately sculptured head, elevated mesonotum, and long propodeal spines. Its habitat preferences are discussed. A key to the Aphaenogaster graeca complex is provided.

}, keywords = {Aphaenogaster subterranea species group, Mediterranean Region, Superficial Subterranean Habitat, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.862.32946}, author = {Gregor Bra{\v c}ko and Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech and Polak, Slavko} } @article {574, title = {Comments to distribution of several Greek Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology}, volume = {28}, year = {2019}, month = {04/2019}, pages = {1-9}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Based on studied material three Tetramorium species are recorded from Greece for the first time: Tetramorium indocile SantSchi, 1927, Tetramorium staerckei nov\áK \& Snofl\áK, 1944 and Tetramorium sulcinode Kratochv\íl, SantSchi, 1927. Additionally, distribution records of recently revised members of the Tetramorium caespitum group are reexamined and assigned to proper taxa. Tetramorium rhodium emery, 1922 is recorded from the East Aegean Islands for the first time.

}, keywords = {Ants, faunistics, Greece, new records}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2644897}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {573, title = {Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new species}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {899}, year = {2019}, pages = {85-107}, chapter = {85}, abstract = {

Based on recently collected material, the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group is redefined, and its members known from the Aegean region are diagnosed. Camponotus schulzi sp. nov. is described from {\.I}zmir Province, Turkey. Camponotus nadimi Tohm\é, 1969 syn. nov. is proposed as a junior synonym of Camponotus libanicus Andr\é, 1881 and Camponotus kiesenwetteri cyprius Emery, 1920 syn. nov. as a junior synonym of Camponotus kiesenwetteri (Roger, 1859). A key to workers of species of the C. kiesenwetteri group is provided. Niche modeling analyses are used to account for species habitat suitability across the Aegean region.

}, keywords = {Aegean Region, carpenter ants, Myrmentoma, new synonym, niche modelling, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.899.46933}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Loss, Ana Carolina and Karaman, Celal and Kiran, Kadri and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {571, title = {Invasive ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Greece and Cyprus}, journal = {North-Western Journal of Zoology}, volume = {15}, year = {2019}, month = {06/2019}, pages = {13-23}, chapter = {13}, abstract = {

Fifteen invasive ant species from Greece and Cyprus are recorded. Their biology and habitat preferences in eastern Mediterranean Region are discussed. Historical and non-published records of all listed species are summarized. Tetramorium bicarinatum is recorded for the first time from Greece, while Paratrechina longicornis and Pheidole indica are new for Cypriot fauna. Uncertain data concerning Anoplolepis gracilipes, Pheidole megacephala and Monomorium destructor are discussed.

}, keywords = {Ants, Cyprus, Greece, invasive species}, url = {https://biozoojournals.ro/nwjz/content/v15n1/nwjz_e171204_Salata.pdf}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Georgiadis, Christos and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {557, title = {Preliminary division of not socially parasitic Greek Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a description of three new species.}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {877}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-10-02}, pages = {81-131}, chapter = {81}, abstract = {

The division of Greek members of the genus Temnothorax into 17 morphological groups is proposed. Temnothorax aveli species group is reviewed with three species: T. turcicus (Santschi) (North Aegean Islands, Sterea Ellas, Peloponnese and Thessaly), and two species new to science: Temnothorax brackoi sp. nov. (Epirus, Ionian Islands, Macedonia, Peloponnese, western Sterea Ellas, Thessaly, and also Dalmatia in Croatia), and T. messiniaensis sp. nov. (Ionian Islands and Peloponnese); a new species Temnothorax triangularis sp.\ nov., a member of the Temnothorax nylanderi species group is also described (Sterea Ellas: Euboea Island).

}, keywords = {Balkan Peninsula, taxonomy, Temnothorax aveli group, Temnothorax nylanderi group}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.877.36320}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {548, title = {Preliminary contributions toward a revision of Greek Messor Forel, 1890 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).}, journal = {Turkish Journal of Zoology}, volume = {43}, year = {2019}, pages = {52-67}, chapter = {52}, abstract = {

Based on recently collected material and study on type specimens Messor carpathous Menozzi, 1936 n. stat. and Messor concolor Santschi, 1927 n. stat. are raised to species rank and redescribed. Messor creticus sp. nov. is described as a new endemic species to Crete. Revised data for members of the Messor structor complexes are given and updated checklist of Greek Messor taxa is provided.

}, keywords = {Endemic species, Formicidae, Greece, Mediterranean, Messor}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-41}, url = {https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol43/iss1/5/}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {544, title = {Aphaenogaster illyrica, a new species from the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {862}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-07-09}, pages = {89-107}, chapter = {89}, abstract = {

Aphaenogaster illyrica sp. nov., a member of the A. subterranea species group, is described from Dinaric Alps of Slovenia and Croatia, from Gole\šnica Mt. in north Macedonia, Osogovo-Belasica Massif of southwestern Bulgaria, and from Kerkini Mts. of Greek Macedonia. It is characterised by large body size, moderately sculptured head, elevated mesonotum, and long propodeal spines. Its habitat preferences are discussed. A key to the Aphaenogaster graeca complex is provided.

}, keywords = {Aphaenogaster subterranea species group, Mediterranean Region, Superficial Subterranean Habitat, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.862.32946}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=32946\&journal_name=zookeys}, author = {Gregor Bra{\v c}ko and Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena and Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech and Polak, Slavko} } @article {540, title = {Notes sur le genre Proformica Ruzsky (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).}, journal = {Revue de l{\textquoteright}Association Roussillonnaise d{\textquoteright}Entomologie}, volume = {28}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-12}, pages = {218-222}, chapter = {218}, abstract = {

A new population of ants of the genus Proformica was discovered in Greece in the Mount Chelmos massif in the northern Peloponnese. The morphological characteristics of individuals are very different from the already known populations of Proformica in Greece ; these specimens are described here as representatives of a new species : Proformica chelmosensis n. sp..

}, keywords = {Ants, genus Proformica, Greece, Proformica chelmosensis}, author = {Lebas, Claude and Galkowski, Christophe} } @article {538, title = {A taxonomic revision of the members of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia.}, journal = {Soil Organisms}, volume = {91}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-04-01}, pages = {7-32}, chapter = {7}, abstract = {

A taxonomic revision of the Camponotus lateralis group based on methods of Numeric Morphology-Based Alpha-Taxonomy (NUMOBAT) is presented considering the Palaearctic region west of 46\°E. One size, nine shape and three setae characters were recorded in a total of 260 samples with 587 worker individuals. Species hypotheses were formed by three exploratory data analyses: the hierarchical methods NC-Ward and NC-part.hclust and the iterative vector-quantization method NC-part.kmeans. Samples with classifications disagreeing among the methods were finally allocated to a particular cluster by wild-card runs in a controlling linear discriminant analysis.

}, keywords = {color polymorphism, cryptic species, nest centroid clustering, numeric morphology-based alpha-taxonomy, size dimorphism}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.25674/so-91-1-02}, url = {http://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/52}, author = {Seifert, Bernhard} }