First Record of the Inquiline Ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 from Turkey

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KIRAN K., KARAMAN C., Heinze J.

Sociobiology, cilt.68, sa.3, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.7224
  • Dergi Adı: Sociobiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Animal Behavior Abstracts, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biodiversity, Inquilinism, Social parasitism
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report on the occurrence of the ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 in two sites in Northern and Eastern Turkey. Leptothorax kutteri is a workerless inquiline living in the colonies of L. acervorum (Fabricius, 1793) so far known from various parts of Northern and Central Europe. Our findings greatly increase the range of this small and rare ant.