01577nas a2200205 4500008004100000245009200041210006900133260001200202300001200214490000700226520098500233653000901218653001401227653001501241653001101256653001701267100001901284700002201303856004601325 2012 eng d00aAnts of Greece – checklist, comments and new faunistic data (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)0 aAnts of Greece checklist comments and new faunistic data Hymenop c12/2012 a461-5630 v233 a

A list of 291 ant species recorded from Greece are given but approximately 15% of taxa need confirmation due to recent studies on European ants and reinterpretation of several taxa. The following 17 species are recorded from Greece for the first time: Camponotus sannini tohmé & tohmé, Crematogaster jehovae ForeL, Formica bruni Kutter, Lasius jensi SeiFert, Lasius nitidigaster SeiFert, Lepisiota dolabellae (ForeL), Myrmica lonae Finzi, Myrmica tulinae eLmeS, radchenKo & aKtaç, Temnothorax flavicornis (emery), Temnothorax sordidulus (müLLer), Temnothorax turcicus (SantSchi), Tetramorium hungaricum röSzLer, and five species not attributed to a named species: Camponotus cf. lateralis sp. 1, Camponotus cf. lateralis sp. 2, Lepisiota cf. melas sp. 1, Lepisiota cf. syriaca sp. 1, and Tetramorium cf. caespitum sp. 1. Camponotus candiotes is recorded as new species to Croatia. New faunistic data for 132 other species are given.

10aAnts10acatalogue10aentomology10aGreece10azoogeography1 aBorowiec, Lech1 aSalata, Sebastian uhttps://greekants.myspecies.info/node/58502125nas a2200253 4500008004100000245012000041210006900161260001200230300001000242490000700252520137900259653000901638653001701647653001401664653001201678653001901690653001701709653001801726653001701744100002201761700001901783700002301802856004601825 2020 eng d00aReview of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Crete, with keys to species determination and zoogeographical remarks0 aReview of ants Hymenoptera Formicidae of Crete with keys to spec c04/2020 a5-2960 v123 a

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%).

10aAnts10abiodiversity10acatalogue10aendemic10akey to species10akey togenera10aMediterranean10azoogeography1 aSalata, Sebastian1 aBorowiec, Lech1 aTrichas, Apostolos uhttps://greekants.myspecies.info/node/570