Taxonomic and faunistic notes on Greek ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2018
Authors:S. Salata, Borowiec L.
Journal:Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology
Volume:27
Start Page:1
Pagination:1-51
Date Published:21/2018
ISSN:0867-1966
Abstract:

Cataglyphis cretica ( Forel, 1910) is raised to species rank and redescribed. The following synonymies are proposed: Lepisiota nigra ( Dalla torre, 1893) = Lepisiota splendens Karavaiev, 1912 syn. nov.; Camponotus boghossiani boghossiani stenoticus Forel, 1911 = Camponotus emery, 1915 syn. nov.; Camponotus oertzeni = Camponotus andrius Dalla torre Forel, 1889  , 1893 syn. nov.,= Camponotus oertzeni kappariensis Dalla torre, 1893 syn. nov. Gynes of Aphaenogaster aktaci Temnothorax angustifrons Kiran & tezcan, 2008, Csősz, Heinze & Mikó, 2015, Temnothorax dessyi 1936), Temnothorax kemali (SantSchi, 1934), Temnothorax smyrnensis ( (menozzi, Forel, 1911) and Temnothorax solerii ( menozzi, 1936) are described for the first time. Aphaenogaster aktaci Kiran & tezcan, 2008 and Temnothorax kemali (SantSchi, 1934) are new to Europe and Greece. New records for 10 species and an updated checklist of 315 species or morphospecies occurring in Greece is given.

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.2199191
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