Camponotus anatolicus Karaman & Aktac 2013

Investigated were five paratype workers from the holotype nest, stored in SMN Görlitz and labeled ‘ TUR: 36.4635°N 30.3339°E Altinyaka-Village, 551 m leg. C.Karaman 2007.06.06 –7/0888b’ and ‘Paratypes Camponotus anatolicus Karaman & Aktac 2013’. Note that the original description gives a wrong geographic latitude and longitude. These data are corrected here according to a personal communication with C. Karaman in 2018.

All material examined. A total of 3 nest samples with 9 workers were subject to NUMOBAT investigation.

TURKEY: near Altinyaka village, 2007.06.06, No 7/0888b, [36.4635, 30.3339, 551 m]; near Kayadibi village, 2007.06.03, No 07/767a, [36.517°N, 29.426°E, 398]; near Yenikisla village, 2007.06.07, No 07/0916, [36.523, 30.194, 886].

Geographic range. Only known so far from a small area in the Antalya and Mugla region of Anatolia.

Diagnosis (Tab.2, Figs3–8).Thecharactercombinations to identify this species can be derived from the key, Tab. 2 and the z-stacks. The dorsal propodeal plane is in dorsal view trapezoid – i.e., in posterior part much wider than anteriorly. The mesosoma is more hairy: the bilateral sum of setae on mesonotum and propodeum dorsal of spiracle is 13-27. The metanotal depression is very deep. Head, scape, mesosoma and petiole reddish to reddish brown; mesosoma, petiole, legs reddish to reddish brown; the first gaster segment often reddish to reddish-brown, the rest of gaster blackish.

Biology. It seems to be connected to woodland. Karaman & Aktac (2013) reported it to occur in Pinus - and Quercus - dominated forests along brooks in altitudes between 282 m and 886 m.

Comments. The high similarity with Camponotus staryi Pisarski 1971 was already discussed in section 4.5.