Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2014
Authors:L. Borowiec
Journal:Genus - Monograph
Volume:25
Issue:1-2
Pagination:1-340
Date Published:July/2014
Keywords:Arabian Peninsula, catalogue, entomology, Europe, Formicidae, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, zoogeography
Abstract:

Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent
regions is given with country data, list of synonyms, and comments. From the area 1261
species are rocorded. All infraspecific names, including subspecies names, are treated as
synonyms although in future studies many of them can be raised to species level. Table with
distribution of ant species in major regions of Europe and the Mediterranean Subregion is
presented. From Europe 622 species have been recorded, from North Africa 441, Middle
East 256, Turkey and transcaucasian countries 358, Iran 165, and Arabian Peninsula 304.

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