A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey

Authors

CELAL KARAMAN
KADRİ KIRAN
VOLKAN AKSOY
YILMAZ ÇAMLITEPE

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1704-20

Abstract

A new species, Camponotus praegracilis Karaman et Kiran sp. nov. is described; it is a member of the subgenus Tanaemyrmex, from the most species-rich ant genus in Turkey. Some biological notes for the new species are also given. Diagnostic characters of the new species, distinguishing the new species from the most similar species, are also described.

Keywords

Formicidae, Camponotus praegracilis sp. nov., Turkey, western Anatolia, biology

First Page

998

Last Page

1004

Recommended Citation

KARAMAN, CELAL; KIRAN, KADRİ; AKSOY, VOLKAN; and ÇAMLITEPE, YILMAZ (2017) "A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 41: No. 6, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1704-20
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol41/iss6/5