Türkiye is a very important country for faunal and floral studies due to its geographical location, the zoogeographic importance of its location and the biological richness it brings. This important area has been the subject of research on ants since second half of 19th century. However, studies on the ant fauna of the islands of Türkiye are very old and insufficient. For this reason, the ant fauna of Gökçeada, the largest island of Türkiye, was investigated by direct collecting and litter sifting methods in 2017-2018. 72 species belonging to 4 subfamilies and 23 genera were identified from 1105 ant samples obtained from 73 different localities and 16 different habitats. Among these species, Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927 and Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936 are new records for the ant fauna of Türkiye. In addition, the ergatoid queen of Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894) was recorded for the first time outside the Afrotropical region.
This study does not require ethics committee permission or any special permission.
This study is supported by Trakya University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: 2018-135.
TUBAP 2018-135
We would like to thank Kadri Kıran (Trakya University) for his help of preparation of the ant photographs. This paper was produced from part of MSc thesis of Esra Sert.
TUBAP 2018-135
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Other) |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
Authors | |
Project Number | TUBAP 2018-135 |
Early Pub Date | April 24, 2024 |
Publication Date | April 30, 2024 |
Submission Date | November 13, 2023 |
Acceptance Date | January 9, 2024 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 |
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