A Taxonomic Revision of the Temnothorax bulgaricus Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Aegean Region

Zięcina, Dominik; Kıran, KADRİ; Karaman, CELAL; Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena; Borowiec, Lech; Salata, Sebastian

doi:10.3161/00034541anz2026.76.24.24

A Taxonomic Revision of the Temnothorax bulgaricus Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Aegean Region

Zięcina D., Kıran K., Karaman C., Lapeva-Gjonova A., Borowiec L., Salata S.

ANNALES ZOOLOGICI, cilt.76, sa.24, ss.1-33, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 76 Sayı: 24
Basım Tarihi: 2026
Doi Numarası: 10.3161/00034541anz2026.76.24.24
Dergi Adı: ANNALES ZOOLOGICI
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), BIOSIS
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-33
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A taxonomic revision of the Temnothorax bulgaricus species-group from the Aegean Region revealed that it consists of five species. Temnothorax mersinensis sp. nov., from Mersin Province of Türkiye, is described based on the morphological and morphometrical evidence. Temnothorax caucasicus (Arnoldi, 1977) bona species is restored from synonymy of Temnothorax nadigi (Kutter, 1925). Redescriptions of Temnothorax bulgaricus (Forel, 1892), T. caucasicus, and T. nadigi are provided. The lectotype of Temnothorax cypridis (Santschi, 1930) is designated. We also provide a key to the T. bulgaricus species-group, and each species is supplemented with photographic documentation. Temnothorax nadigi is recorded from Greece for the first time.