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.
Ethical Statement
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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
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.
References
- AntWeb. Version 8.112. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed 22 October 2024.
- Baroni Urbani, C. (1975). Contributo alla conoscenza dei generi Belonopelta Mayr e Leiopelta gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 48, 295-310.
- Collingwood, C.A. (1985). Hymenoptera: Fam. Formicidae of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 7, 230-302.
- Khalili-Moghadam, A., Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. (2023). Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – an ant species new to the fauna of Iran. Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology 32, 1-4. 10.5281/zenodo.10053142
- Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2012). First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3548, 1-38.
- Kiran K. & Karaman C. (2021). Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 45(3), 161-196.
- Rigler, L. (1852). Die Turkei und deren Bewohner in ihren naturhistorischen, physiologischen und pathologischen Verhaltnissen vom Standpunkte Constantinopel's, Wien, Verlag von Carl Gerold.
- Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. (2014). The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817 (1), 1-242. 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1
- Varghese, T. (2006). Description of a new species of the ponerine ant genus, Emeryopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Karnataka, India. Biospectra 1, 89-92.
Türkiye İçin Yeni Karınca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) türü keşfi: Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975)
Abstract
Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975) Türkiye'den ilk kez iki farklı lokaliteden kaydedilmiştir. Bu kayıtlar türün dördüncü ve en kuzeydeki dokümantasyonudur. Bu iki kayıttan biri vatandaş bilim insanları tarafından kaydedilmiş olup, vatandaş biliminin önemini göstermektedir.
Project Number
TUBAP 2022-122
References
- AntWeb. Version 8.112. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed 22 October 2024.
- Baroni Urbani, C. (1975). Contributo alla conoscenza dei generi Belonopelta Mayr e Leiopelta gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 48, 295-310.
- Collingwood, C.A. (1985). Hymenoptera: Fam. Formicidae of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 7, 230-302.
- Khalili-Moghadam, A., Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. (2023). Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – an ant species new to the fauna of Iran. Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology 32, 1-4. 10.5281/zenodo.10053142
- Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2012). First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3548, 1-38.
- Kiran K. & Karaman C. (2021). Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 45(3), 161-196.
- Rigler, L. (1852). Die Turkei und deren Bewohner in ihren naturhistorischen, physiologischen und pathologischen Verhaltnissen vom Standpunkte Constantinopel's, Wien, Verlag von Carl Gerold.
- Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. (2014). The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817 (1), 1-242. 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1
- Varghese, T. (2006). Description of a new species of the ponerine ant genus, Emeryopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Karnataka, India. Biospectra 1, 89-92.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Entomology |
| Journal Section | RESEARCH ARTICLE |
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| Project Number | TUBAP 2022-122 |
| Early Pub Date | May 1, 2025 |
| Publication Date | |
| Submission Date | October 23, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | April 1, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025Volume: 28 Issue: 3 |
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