Redescription of Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a western Mediterranean ant species

Güsten, Robert; Schulz, A; Sanetra, Matthias

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“…We included in our checklist the species Tetramorium pyrenaeicum Röszler, 1936. This species was first described in Andorra and elevated to species rank by Röszler (1951) (Güsten et al 2006). However, because its morphological characters do not correspond to any European Tetramorium species currently described and because no biological material remains in their original depositories (Muzeul Brukenthal, Sibiu, Romania and Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg, Germany), Güsten et al (2006) consider that the validity of Tetramorium pyrenaeicum as a taxonomically distinct species remains controversial.…”

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“…This species was first described in Andorra and elevated to species rank by Röszler (1951) (Güsten et al 2006). However, because its morphological characters do not correspond to any European Tetramorium species currently described and because no biological material remains in their original depositories (Muzeul Brukenthal, Sibiu, Romania and Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg, Germany), Güsten et al (2006) consider that the validity of Tetramorium pyrenaeicum as a taxonomically distinct species remains controversial. Nonetheless, we chose to retain this species in our list because the possibility exists that it could actually be a taxonomically distinct species, such as Tetramorium D or Tetramorium E described by Schlick-Steiner et al (2006).…”

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A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra

Bernadou¹,

Fourcassié²,

Espadaler³

2013

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Within the last decade, checklists of the ant fauna of several European countries have been published or updated. Nevertheless, no ant checklists have hitherto been published for the principality of Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern part of the Pyrenees. This work presents a critical list of the ant species of Andorra based on a review of the literature and on the biological material we collected during several field campaigns conducted in Andorra since the year 2005. Seventy-five species belonging to 21 genera of Formicidae were recorded. Nine species were recorded for the first time in Andorra: Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798), Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792), Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825), Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846, Lasius piliferus Seifert, 1992, Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895, Temnothorax lichtensteini (Bondroit, 1918), Temnothorax niger (Forel, 1894), Temnothorax nigriceps (Mayr, 1855). The most speciose genera were Formica Linnaeus, 1758 and Temnothorax Forel, 1890 with 14 and 12 species, respectively. The ant fauna of Andorra is mostly dominated by Central European species (some are typical cold climate specialists); however species belonging to the Mediterranean ant fauna were also found. This can be explained by the particular geographic situation of Andorra which is characterized by a high mountain Mediterranean climate.

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A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra

Bernadou¹,

Fourcassié²,

Espadaler³

2013

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“…In addition, all measurements are expressed in mm to two decimal places. The measurements and indices used in this study follow Bolton (1975, 1979, 1980), Güsten et al (2006), and Hita Garcia and Fisher (2011, 2012a, 2012b, 2013):…”

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The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region ‑ taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups

Garcia¹,

Fisher²

2014

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The taxonomy of the Tetramorium naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups are revised for the Malagasy region. A total of 31 species are treated, of which 22 are newly described and nine redescribed. This increases the richness of the hyper-diverse genus Tetramorium in the Malagasy region to 106 species, which makes it the most species-rich genus in the region. Twenty-nine of the treated species are endemic to Madagascar, one is endemic to the Comoros, and one species is found predominantly in Madagascar but also on the island of Reunion. The T. naganum species group contains five species, which are mainly distributed in the rainforests and montane rainforests of eastern and northern Madagascar: T. alperti sp. n., T. dalek sp. n., T. enkidu sp. n., T. gilgamesh sp. n., and T. naganum Bolton, 1979. The T. plesiarum species group holds five species: T. bressleri sp. n., T. hobbit sp. n., T. gollum sp. n., T. mars sp. n., and T. plesiarum Bolton, 1979. All five are arid-adapted species occurring in the southwest and west of Madagascar. The second-most species-rich group in the region is the T. schaufussii species group with 20 species, most of which inhabit rainforests or montane rainforests of eastern and northern Madagascar. This group includes two species complexes each containing ten species: the T. cognatum complex with the species T. aspis sp. n., T. camelliae sp. n., T. cognatum Bolton, 1979, T. freya sp. n., T. gladius sp. n., T. karthala sp. n., T. myrmidon sp. n., T. proximum Bolton, 1979, T. rumo sp. n., and T. tenuinode sp. n.; and the T. schaufussii complex with the species T. merina sp. n., T. monticola sp. n., T. nassonowii Forel, 1892 stat. n., T. obiwan sp. n., T. pseudogladius sp. n., T. rala sp. n., T. schaufussii Forel, 1891, T. sikorae Forel, 1892 (= T. latior (Santschi, 1926)), T. scutum sp. n., T. xanthogaster Santschi, 1911. The last group treated in this study is the T. severini species group, which contains only the species T. severini (Emery, 1895). This very conspicuous species is widely distributed in the rainforests and montane rainforests of eastern and northern Madagascar. All four groups are fully revised with group diagnoses, illustrated species-level identification keys, and detailed descriptions for all species that include multifocused montage images and distribution maps.

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“…The complicate taxonomic history of this species was resolved recently by Csősz et al 2007 (for some more details see also Radchenko et al 1998, Czechowski et al 2002, Güsten et al 2006). …”

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Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bulgaria

Lapeva-Gjonova¹,

Antonova²,

Radchenko³

et al. 2010

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The present catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria is made on a base of critical reconsideration of literature (covering the period from 1892 till 2009 and part of 2010) as well as on examination of the authors‘ and several museum‘s collections. A lot of data were omitted in the previous Bulgarian monograph on ants, lots of new data were recently added and many important additions and alterations were made due to taxonomic revisions of Eurasian Formicidae during the last three decades. Two new species are reported for the country [Temnothorax graecus (Forel, 1911) and Temnothorax cf. korbi (Emery, 1924)].This catalogue contains a list of 163 ant species belonging to 40 genera of 6 subfamilies now known from Bulgaria. Synonyms and information on the previously reported names in relevant publications are given. Known localities of the species are grouped by geographic regions. Maps with concrete localities or regions for each species were prepared. The conservation status of 13 ant species is given as they are included in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Bulgarian Biodiversity Act. In comparison with adjacent Balkan regions the ant fauna of Bulgaria is quite rich and its core is composed of South European elements.

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Redescription of Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a western Mediterranean ant species

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra

A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra

The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region ‑ taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups

Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bulgaria

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