@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 {588, title = {Redescription of Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) and description of its new social parasite Temnothorax curtisetosus sp. n. from Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {523}, year = {2015}, month = {09/2015}, pages = {129-148}, chapter = {129}, abstract = {

Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) is redescribed basing on a new material from southwestern Turkey (Antalya province), Lesbos and Rhodes (Greece, Aegean and Dodecanese islands). The gyne of this species is described for the first time. Temnothorax curtisetosus, a new species of social parasite collected in a nest of T. antigoni, is described. Colour photos of both taxa are given. A key to the worker caste of the eastern Mediterranean species belonging to both T. recedens and T. muellerianus groups are provided.

}, keywords = {Crematogastrini, Greece, Mediterranean Subregion, taxonomy, Temnothorax, Turkey}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6103}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {584, title = {Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from three northern Aegean islands {\textendash} Lemnos, Samothraki and Thasos}, journal = {Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology}, volume = {31}, year = {2022}, month = {11/2022}, pages = {1-14}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

We provide a list of 27 ant species from Lemnos (26 new to the island), 50 species from Samothraki (44 new to the island), and additional data of 8 species new to Thasos. Tapinoma magnum Mayr collected on Thasos is the first certain record from Greece. Camponotus baldaccii Emery, Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus), Temnothorax angustifrons Cs\ösz, Heinze \& Mik\ó, Temnothorax brackoi Salata \& Borowiec, Temnothorax smyrnensis (Forel), Tetramorium staerckei Kratochvil, and Trichomyrmex perplexus (Radchenko) are new to Thrace.

}, keywords = {Ants, faunistics, Greece, Lemnos, Samothraki, Thasos}, issn = {0867-1966}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7346453}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Lebas, Claude and Salata, Sebastian} } @article {580, title = {Ants from Thessaly, Greece (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Polish Journal of Entomology}, volume = {87}, year = {2018}, pages = {217-248}, chapter = {217}, abstract = {

A complete list of 107 ant species (including morphospecies not attributed to any known taxon) recorded from Thessaly, Greece, is presented. New records from 40 sampling localities explored during two field trips in 2012 and 2017, and also from literature data are included. Temnothorax sordidulus (M\ÜLLER, 1923) and Temnothorax tauricus (RUZSKY, 1902) are new to Greece; 38 species were recorded from Thessaly for the first time.

}, keywords = {Ants, faunistics, Greece, new national records, new regional records, Thessaly}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pjen-2018-0016}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Salata, Sebastian} } @article {578, title = {Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Samos Island, Greece}, journal = {Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology}, volume = {27}, year = {2018}, month = {11/2018}, pages = {1-13}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Fifty and six ant species are recorded from the Samos Island (North Aegean) including seven not attributed to any formally described taxon. Aphaenogaster subcostata Viehmeyer, 1922, Temnothorax curtisetosus Salata \& Borowiec, 2015 and Temnothorax smyrnenis (Forel, 1911) are new to Greece and Europe; Crematogaster erectepilosa Salata \& Borowiec, 2015, Ponera coarctata (Latreill e, 1802), Temnothorax angustifrons Cs\ösz, Heinze \& Mik\ó, 2015 and Tetramorium hippocratis Agosti \& Collingwood, 1987 are new to the East Aegean Islands. Leptothorax bulgaricus ssp. smyrnenis Forel, 1911 is raised to the species rank as Temnothorax smyrnenis (Forel, 1911) new status.

}, keywords = {Ants, faunistics, Greece-Northern Aegean Islands, Samos, taxonomy}, issn = {0867-1966}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1481802}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Salata, Sebastian} } @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 {566, title = {Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Thassos Island, Greece}, journal = {Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology}, volume = {31}, year = {2022}, month = {02/2022}, pages = {1-15}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

A list of 52 ant species and 6 morphospecies collected recently from 36 sampling sites on Thassos island is given. Aphaenogaster festae Emery, Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, and Myrmoxenus gordiagini Ruzsky are recorded from Greek Macedonia for the first time.

}, keywords = {Ants, faunistics, Greece, Macedonia, Thassos}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.61232871}, author = {Borowiec, Lech and Salata, Sebastian} } @article {565, title = {Revisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classification}, journal = {Arthropod Systematics \& Phylogeny}, volume = {80}, year = {2022}, month = {11/2022}, pages = {627-648}, chapter = {627}, abstract = {

The West-Palearctic region is a diversity hotspot for the ant genus Aphaenogaster. Species in this region are characterized by high morphological variation, which has led to their subdivisioninto different infrageneric groups. The very first classification in three subgenera, dated 1915, was gradually replaced by eight species-groups. To probe the evolutionary consistency of these species-groups, we sequenced 46 species from all eight species-groups and biogeographic sectors of the region, using one mitochondrial (COI) and six nuclear markers (EPICs), and interpreted the results by integrating qualitative morphology. Our results demonstrate the non-monophyly of all formerly recognized subgenera and species-groups, except for the crocea group. We use the phylogeny and morphological characters to propose a new classification of six monophyletic species-groups (crocea, gibbosa, graeca, pallida, sardoa, subterranea). The pallida, subterranea and sardoa (formerly testaceopilosa) groups attain monophyletic status by reassigning a few taxa. The gibbosa group is to be considered exclusively Western-Mediterranean until further assessments of similar Eastern species. The new graeca group is established by including former members of the splendida and subterranea groups, while the polyphyletic cecconii, obsidiana, and splendida groups are dismissed. Notably, the first is not part of the tropical Deromyrma clade as previously thought, while at least two independent clades which require further investigation are composed of species from both the cecconii and splendida groups, suggesting repeated morphological convergences based on similar ecological adaptations. Finally, A. cardenai is confirmed to be a significantly divergent lineage. In addition, three Aphaenogaster species are moved to different genera: Messor asmaae (Sharaf, 2018) comb. nov., Messor isekram (Bernard, 1977) comb. nov., and Pheidole sarae (Sharaf, 2018) comb. nov. Further studies should address the evolutionary relationships between the clades recovered in this study.

}, keywords = {apomorphy, biogeography, diversification, Mediterranean fauna, morphological convergence, Myrmicinae, plesiomorphy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.80.e84428}, author = {Schifani, Enrico and Alicata, Antonio and Menchetti, Mattia and Borowiec, Lech and Fisher, Brian L. and Karaman, Celal and Kiran, Kadri and Oueslati, Wala and Salata, Sebastian and Blatrix, Rumsa{\"\i}s} } @article {561, title = {Three Turano-European species of the Temnothorax interruptus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) demonstrated by quantitative morphology.}, journal = {Myrmecological News}, volume = {26}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-02-21}, pages = {101-119}, chapter = {101}, abstract = {

The ant genus Temnothorax is very diverse in the Palaearctic region. It consists of many cryptic species which are hard to discover with conventional toolkits of alpha taxonomy. However, the modern, quantitative morphological approaches have been improved, and their increased accuracy and taxonomic specificity allow taxonomists to discover cryptic biological diversity on a much finer scale. In this paper, we provide quantitative morphology-based evidence in support of our contention that the Turano-European Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852) is, in fact, a complex of three clearly separable lineages. Species hypotheses are developed through NC-PART clustering, a highly automated protocol using two algorithms, NC-clustering and Partitioning Based on Recursive Thresholding (PART). Our results are based on a large dataset generated from 19 continuous morphometric traits measured on a total of 165 workers from 66 nest samples. Classifications returned by the exploratory analyses are confirmed by cross-validated Linear Discriminant Analysis (LOOCV-LDA) with a 0.6\% error rate in 166 workers. Two known type series, Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852) and Leptothorax tuberum ssp. knipovitshi Karavaiev, 1916, which meet the criteria for this species complex, are nested in the same cluster, and each classification is supported with posterior p = 1.0. Therefore, Leptothorax tuberum ssp. knipovitshi is considered a junior synonym of T. interruptus. The two other morphological clusters are described as T. morea sp.n. and T. strymonensis sp.n. Syntopic occurrence has been found in only one case, between Temnothorax interruptus and T. strymonensis, and mixed colonies were not observed. Temnothorax interruptus has been identified as a Turano-European species, with distribution from Spain to the Caucasus but completely unknown in the Mediterranean region. The two broadly sympatric East Mediterranean species, T. morea and T. strymonensis, occur widely in the region from Croatia to Turkey.

}, author = {Cs{\H o}sz, S{\'a}ndor and Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {559, title = {Redescription of Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) and description of its new social parasite Temnothorax curtisetosus sp. n. from Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {523}, year = {2015}, month = {2015-09-28}, pages = {129-148}, chapter = {129}, abstract = {

Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) is redescribed basing on a new material from southwestern Turkey (Antalya province), Lesbos and Rhodes (Greece, Aegean and Dodecanese islands). The gyne of this species is described for the first time. Temnothorax curtisetosus, a new species of social parasite collected in a nest of T. antigoni, is described. Colour photos of both taxa are given. A key to the worker caste of the eastern Mediterranean species belonging to both T. recedens and T. muellerianus groups are provided.

}, keywords = {Crematogastrini, Greece, Mediterranean Subregion, taxonomy, Temnothorax, Turkey}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6103}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6103}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @article {558, title = {Taxonomic revision of the Cretan fauna of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on the endemism of ant fauna of Crete.}, journal = {Annales Zoologici (Warsaw)}, volume = {68}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-12-06}, pages = {769-808}, chapter = {769}, abstract = {

We revise the Cretan species of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861. Sixteen species are recognized, including seven new species which are possiblyendemic to Crete: T. crassistriatus sp. nov., T. daidalosi sp. nov., T. ikarosi sp. nov., T. incompletus sp. nov., T. minotaurosi sp. nov., T. proteii sp. nov., and T. variabilis sp. nov. A new synonymy is proposed, Temnothorax exilis (Emery, 1869) =Temnothorax specularis (Emery, 1916) syn. nov. An identification key to Cretan Temnothorax, based on worker caste is given. We provide a checklist of ant species described from Crete and discuss their status, distribution and endemism.

}, keywords = {checklist, Key, Mediterranean Subregion, Myrmicinae, new species, new synonymy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.004}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/annales-zoologici/volume-68/issue-4/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.004/Taxonomic-Revision-of-the-Cretan-Fauna-of-the-Genus-Temnothorax/10.3161/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.004.short}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech and Trichas, Apostolos} } @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 {556, title = {A review of the Temnothorax anodontoides species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Greece.}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {1091}, year = {2022}, month = {2022-04-01}, pages = {139-159}, chapter = {139}, abstract = {

A review of the Greek members of the Temnothorax anodontoides species-group revealed three species new to science: Temnothorax euboeae sp. nov. (Sterea Ellas, Euboea Island), Temnothorax arkasi sp. nov. (Peloponnese, Arcadia) and Temnothorax parnonensis sp. nov. (Peloponnese, Arcadia and Lakonia). The diagnoses of Temnothorax ikarosi Salata, Borowiec \& Trichas, 2018 and T. anodontoides (Dlussky \& Zabelin, 1985) are updated based of the new discoveries. Additionally, presence of the latter species in Greece is discussed and its distribution range revised. All members of the anodontoides species-group are associated with alpine and rocky habitats such as pastures and thermophilous forests. A dichotomous key to the anodontoides species-group from Greece is given.

}, keywords = {Myrmicinae, new species, taxonomy, Temnothorax anodontoides group}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1091.79085}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=79085\&journal_name=zookeys}, 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 {545, title = {Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).}, journal = {Annales Zoologici (Warsaw)}, volume = {71}, year = {2021}, month = {2021-06-30}, pages = {297-343}, chapter = {297}, abstract = {

Members of the Aphaenogaster splendida group are reviewed. We recognize 12 species, of which three are new: A. hamaensis sp. nov. (Syria), A. peloponnesiaca sp. nov. (continental Greece), and A. vohraliki sp. nov. (Turkey). Species status is restored for Aphaenogaster schmitzi Forel, 1910 stat. rev., and Aphaenogaster transcaucasica Karavaiev, 1926 stat. nov. is raised to the species rank. Aphaenogaster schmitzi Forel, 1910 is recognized as a senior synonym of Aphaenogaster schmitzi syria Forel, 1910 syn. nov. and Aphaenogaster ovaticeps Emery, 1898 is recognized as a senior synonym of Aphaenogaster muelleriana Wolf, 1915 syn. nov. Detailed descriptions, measurements, habitat and nesting preferences, and activity of workers of all 12 species are given. Keys to workers and known gynes, and photographs of all species and their known castes are presented.

}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.2.008}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Karaman, Celal and Kiran, Kadri 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 {482, title = {Species of Tetramorium semilaeve complex from Balkans and western Turkey, with description of two new species of (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)}, journal = {Annales Zoologici}, volume = {62}, year = {2017}, pages = {279{\textendash}313}, chapter = {279}, author = {Salata, Sebastian 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 {399, title = {Redescription of Crematogaster cypria Santschi, 1930, new status, with description of two new related species from Greece and Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, journal = {Zookeys}, volume = {505}, year = {2015}, pages = {59-77}, chapter = {59}, abstract = {

Crematogaster (Crematogaster) jehovae var. cypria Santschi, 1930 is raised to species rank. Two new, related\ species are described from the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin: Crematogaster (Crematogaster)\ erectepilosa sp. n. (Dodecanese, Greece) and Crematogaster (Crematogaster) gullukdagensis sp. n.\ (Antalya Prov., Turkey). These three species are well distinguished from other species of the subgenus\ Crematogaster of the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin in their first gastral tergite bearing\ numerous erect setae. Colour photographs of all taxa are provided, a key to the species of Crematogaster\ cypria group and species groups of the Crematogaster s. str. from the north-eastern Mediterranean region\ are given and a list of Crematogaster s. str. described from this region is provided (see Appendix).

}, keywords = {Crematogaster, Crematogastrini, Cyprus, Greece, Mediterranean Subregion, taxonomy, Turkey}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.505.9566}, author = {Salata, Sebastian and Borowiec, Lech} } @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} }