Abstract The West-Palaearctic Colobopsis ant populations have long been considered a
single species (Colobopsis truncata). We studied the diversity of this species by employing a …

The first annotated checklist of the ants of Turkey is presented. A total of 306 valid names of
species-group taxa (286 species, 20 subspecies) is recorded based on literature records …

Members of the Aphaenogaster splendida group are reviewed. We recognize 12 species, of
which three are new: A. hamaensis sp. nov.(Syria), A. peloponnesiaca sp. nov.(continental …

A provisional checklist of the ants of Israel is presented. The checklist comprises 241
species and subspecies, an addition of 86 entries to the last published list of ants of Israel …

Aim We investigate the dynamics of ant biodiversity patterns and community structure from
the Eocene until the present. Our goal is to empirically test hypotheses regarding the …

Even though the European ant fauna is relatively well known, in certain parts of the continent
this insect group is still insufficiently investigated. This is true for the Balkan Peninsula …

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 …

Four new species of Camponotus are described in Turkey: C.(Myrmentoma) aktaci C.
Karaman new species, C.(Myrmentoma) anatolicus new species, C.(Myrmentoma) hirtus …

The native (primary) range of Crematogaster subdentata Mayr lies in Central Asia. Within the
secondary range in Ukraine and Russia, it is invasive. The 1st objective of this work was to …

Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908 n. st. is redescribed based on new material
collected from Georgia. A neotype of this species is designated. Its sexual forms are …