@article {570, title = {Review of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Crete, with keys to species determination and zoogeographical remarks}, journal = {Monographs of the Upper Silesian Museum}, volume = {12}, year = {2020}, month = {04/2020}, pages = {5-296}, chapter = {5}, abstract = {

We present the first critical review of all Formicidae species found on Crete. Samples were collected from 302 localities, dispersed on the whole island (Prefectures of Chania \– 75, Heraklion \– 86, Lasithi \– 74 and Rethymnon \– 67). As a result, we present a detailed catalogue of 100 Cretan ant species, representatives of 6 subfamilies and 28 genera, with keys to their determination. The most diverse genera are Temnothorax (17 species), Camponotus (11) and Tetramorium (9). Additionally, we provide the very first documentation of Tapinoma festae male genitalia. All species and keys to their determination are illustrated, short notes on their biology, as well as maps on their distribution on the island, are also given.\ Among 18 known endemic species 89\% belong to the Myrmicinae subfamily. With 8 endemic species the Temnothorax genus is the most diverse in this group. Among all species recorded from Crete we could distinguish 14 chorotypes. The dominant groups are chorotypes of species more or less widely spread in the Mediterranean countries. They represent 59\% of known ant fauna of Crete. Among them the dominant are Mediterranean (23\%), Aegaean (13\%) and NE-Mediterranean (9\%). Nevertheless, alarming is also a high percentage of invasive taxa recorded from the island (10\%).

}, keywords = {Ants, biodiversity, catalogue, endemic, key to species, key togenera, Mediterranean, zoogeography}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3738001}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech and Trichas, Apostolos} } @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 {541, title = {A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).}, journal = {Soil Organisms}, volume = {92}, year = {2020}, month = {2020-05-26}, pages = {15-86}, chapter = {15}, abstract = {

A revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s.str. is presented the fundamentals of which are application of Numeric Morphology-Based Alpha-Taxonomy (NUMOBAT), investigation of type specimens of 58 taxa, critical evaluation of original descriptions of further 22 taxa, and decision-making based on the GAGE species concept. Excluding nomina nuda and unavailable names, 80 taxa are considered which divide into 56 recognized good species (with 16 of these described here as new), 12 junior synonyms, 11 incertae sedis, and one name representing a F1 hybrid. Eighteen phenotypic characters \– seven shape, eight seta and two pubescence characters as well as absolute size \– were recorded numerically in 4900 worker individuals originating from 1722 nest or spot samples. The subdivision of the subgenera Lasius s.str. Ruzsky 1913, Cautolasius Wilson 1955, Dendrolasius Ruzsky 1913, Chthonolasius Ruzsky 1913 and Austrolasius Faber 1967 is clearly confirmed by morphological data with each of the 99 recognized Palaearctic species being unambiguously assignable to either subgenus. A key to the 56 Palaearctic species of Lasius s.str., subdivided into five geographic regions, is presented. All species are depicted as z-stack photos in two standard positions. The new species Lasius precursor sp. nov. is proposed as a model for transition from a largely monogynousmonodomous social type (exemplified by the sister species Lasius turcicus Santschi 1921) to a supercolonial type (exemplified by the closely related species Lasius neglectus Van Loon et al. 1990).

}, author = {Seifert, Bernhard} }