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Issue: Vol. 3861 No. 1: 11 Sept. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-09-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.1.2
Page range: 40–60
Abstract views: 108
PDF downloaded: 5

Review of Mediterranean members of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with description of four new species

Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego, 63/77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland.
Formicidae Aphaenogaster new species Mediterranean Basin

Abstract

A group of six Mediterranean species related to Aphaenogaster cecconii Emery is reviewed. Four new species are described: A. equestris (SW Turkey), A. jolantae (Greece, Rhodes), A. lykiaensis (SW Turkey) and A. olympica (Greece, Karpathos). Aphaenogaster cecconii Emery and A. phillipsi Wheeler & Mann are redescribed. Detailed measurements and some observations on the location of nests and activity of workers are given.

 

How to Cite

Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. (2014) Review of Mediterranean members of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 3861 (1), 40–60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3861.1.2