Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus: generic synopsis and description of a new species

Sebastian Salata; Jakovos Demetriou; Christos Georgiadis; Lech Borowiec

doi:10.20362/am.016007

Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus: generic synopsis and description of a new species

Sebastian Salata, Jakovos Demetriou, Christos Georgiadis, Lech Borowiec

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Abstract

Sixteen species of the genus Camponotus have been reported from Cyprus. Nevertheless, material sampling on the island confirms the presence of 10 species. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) troodosensis sp. nov. is described as a new species to science, collected from low and mid altitudes in pine forests of the Troodos mountain range. Camponotus (Myrmamblys) cf. vitiosus, an Eastern Palaearctic species, is recorded from the island only from a single site in the Cedar Valley and is presented for the first time as a new alien species. An identification key to the 10 species of Camponotus known from Cyprus is provided. Camponotus kiesenwetteri var. cypria Emery, 1920 is transferred from a junior synonym of Camponotus kiesenwetteri (Roger, 1859) to a synonym of Camponotus libanicus André, 1885, new synonymy.

Original language	English
Article number	e016007
Journal	Asian Myrmecology
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20362/am.016007
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

alien species
biological invasions
Cyprus
Eastern Mediterranean
identification key
island endemics

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
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