Research Article

New Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Species Discovery for Türkiye: Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975)

Volume: 28 Number: 3 June 9, 2025
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New Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Species Discovery for Türkiye: Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975)

Abstract

Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975) is recorded in Türkiye for the first time in two different localities. These records are the fourth and northernmost documentation of the species. One of these two records was recorded by citizen scientists, thus showing the importance of citizen science.

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Supporting Institution

This study is supported by Trakya University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: 2022-122.

Project Number

TUBAP 2022-122

Ethical Statement

Yazarlar bu çalışma için Etik Onay Belgesine ihtiyaç olmadığını beyan ederler.

Thanks

This study is supported by Trakya University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit with Project Number: 2022-122. We would also like to thank Tarık Barış Söylemez and Kerem Özalp for sharing the Emeryopone material from Gaziantep.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Entomology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 1, 2025

Publication Date

June 9, 2025

Submission Date

October 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 1, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 3

APA
Karaman, C., Kıran, K., & Aksoy, V. (2025). New Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Species Discovery for Türkiye: Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 28(3), 793-796. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1572378


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