01692nas a2200217 4500008004100000245012800041210006900169300001200238490000900250520089800259653001601157653002601173653001901199653002301218653001301241100002201254700002001276700001901296700001901315856014001334 2021 eng d00aTaxonomic review of the Cataglyphis livida complex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a description of a new species from Iran0 aTaxonomic review of the Cataglyphis livida complex Hymenoptera F a117-1310 v10103 a

Cataglyphis  fici sp.  nov.,  a  member  of  the  Cataglyphis  livida  complex,  is  described  from  the  Estahban  county of south-western Iran. The species is characterized by small body size and yellow to yellowish red body coloration with distinctly infuscated legs. Additionally, the taxonomic status of all known members of the Cataglyphis livida complex is updated. Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967, stat. rev. is raised to the species level and Cataglyphis viaticoides (André, 1881) is proposed as a senior synonym of Cataglyphis livida bulgarica  Atanassov,  1982,  syn.  nov.  and  Cataglyphis  albicans  mixtus  (Forel,  1895),  syn.  nov.  Finally,  a  provisional key to members of the livida complex is provided.

10aCataglyphis10aeastern Mediterranean10akey to species10asouth-western Iran10ataxonomy1 aSalata, Sebastian1 aKiyani, Haniyeh1 aMinaei, Kambiz1 aBorowiec, Lech uhttps://formicidae-bg.myspecies.info/content/taxonomic-review-cataglyphis-livida-complex-hymenoptera-formicidae-description-new-species02944nas a2200193 4500008004100000245014000041210006900181300001000250490000800260520215100268653001802419653002902437653004402466653002302510653003002533100002202563700002002585856014502605 2015 eng d00aTemnothorax crasecundus sp. n. – a cryptic Eurocaucasian ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) discovered by Nest Centroid Clustering0 aTemnothorax crasecundus sp n a cryptic Eurocaucasian ant species a37-640 v4793 a

The paper integrates two independent studies of numeric morphology-based alpha-taxonomy of the cryptic ant species Temnothorax crassispinus (Karavajev, 1926) and T. crasecundus sp. n. conducted by different investigators, using different equipment, considering different character combinations and evaluating different samples. Samples investigated included 603 individual workers from 203 nests – thereof 104 nest samples measured by Seifert and 99 by Csösz. The material originated from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia. There was a very strong interspecific overlap in any of the 29 shape characters recorded and subjective expert determination failed in many cases. Primary classification hypotheses were formed by the exploratory data analysis Nest Centroid (NC) clustering and corrected to final species hypotheses by an iterative linear discriminant analysis algorithm. The evaluation of Seifert’s and Csösz’s data sets arrived at fully congruent conclusions. NC-Ward and NC-K-means clustering disagreed from the final species hypothesis in only 1.9 and 1.9% of the samples in Seifert’s data set and by 1.1 and 2.1% in Csösz’s data set which is a strong argument for heterospecificity. The type series of T. crassispinus and T. crasecundus sp. n. were allocated to different clusters with p = 0.9851 and p = 0.9912 respectively. The type series of the junior synonym T. slavonicus (Seifert, 1995) was allocated to the T. crassispinus cluster with p = 0.9927. T. crasecundus sp. n. and T. crassispinus are parapatric species with a long contact zone stretching from the Peloponnisos peninsula across Bulgaria northeast to the southern Ukraine. There is no indication for occurrence of interspecifically mixed nests or intraspecific polymorphism. However, a significant reduction of interspecific morphological distance at sites with syntopic occurrence of both species indicates local hybridization. The results are discussed within the context of the Pragmatic Species Concept of Seifert (2014). The taxonomic description and a differential diagnosis of T. crasecundus sp. n. are given.

10ahybridization10aintraspecific dimorphism10aNumeric morphology-based alpha-taxonomy10aparapatric species10aPragmatic Species Concept1 aSeifert, Bernhard1 aCsősz, Sándor uhttps://formicidae-bg.myspecies.info/content/temnothorax-crasecundus-sp-n-%E2%80%93-cryptic-eurocaucasian-ant-species-hymenoptera-formicidae02170nas a2200265 4500008004100000245006400041210006100105260002000166300000800186490000700194520138100201653000901582653001301591653001401604653002401618653001001642653001501652653003001667653001601697100002701713700001901740700002801759700002101787856009601808 2010 eng d00aCatalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria0 aCatalogue of the ants Hymenoptera Formicidae of Bulgaria c15 October 2010 a1240 v623 a

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 includ-
ed 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.

10aants10aBulgaria10acatalogue10aconservation status10afauna10aFormicidae10ageographical distribution10anew records1 aLapeva-Gjonova, Albena1 aAntonova, Vera1 aRadchenko, Alexander, G1 aAtanasova, Maria uhttps://formicidae-bg.myspecies.info/content/catalogue-ants-hymenoptera-formicidae-bulgaria