Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis var. cypridis

Investigated were four syntype workers from Cyprus labeled ‘ Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis Ol. v. cypridis Sants’, ‘ Chypre 20.7.31 Yermasogia Riv. Movromostakis.’ and ‘Type’, NHM Basel. Considering all NUMOBAT characters and running the syntypes as wild-cards in a LDA considering the five entities presented in Tab. 2, they all were allocated to the C. rebeccae cluster with p = 1.000.

All material examined. A total of 17 nest samples with 36 workers were subject to NUMOBAT investigation.

CYPRUS: Aphrodite Bath, 2012.05.04 [34.057, 32.344, 51]; Kidasi-S, Diarizos river, 2012.05.06 [34.798, 32.705, 264]; Yermasogia river, 1931.07.20, types C. cypridis [34.76, 33.10, 90]. GREECE: Crete: Chania- 6 km SW, Agia, 2011.05.03 [35.467, 23.917, 22]; Crete: Georgioupoli-S, 2007.05.04 [35.350, 21.250, 1]; Rhodos: Apollakia, 2008.07.05 [36.050, 27.783, 34]; Rhodos: Dimylia, 2008.07.09 [36.333, 28.033, 91]; Rhodos: Emponas, 2008.07.10 [36.200, 27.817, 35]; Rhodos: Epta Piges, 2008.07.04 [36.25, 28.10, 92]; Rhodos: Petaloudes, 2008.07.09 [36.333, 28.050, 192]. SYRIA: Damascus (Sahlberg), pre 1913.xx.xx, type C. rebeccae [33.51, 36.31, 696]. TURKEY: Antalya: Belek, 2004.02.21 [36.860, 31.059, 8]; Chimaera (Yanatas), 2010.06.30 [36.418, 30.450, 146]; Cirali, 2010.06.30 [36.418, 30.450, 15]; Demirtas- 28 km E, 1997.05.04, No 139 [36.52, 32.26, 1000]; Göynük, 2010.06.28 [36.667, 30.533, 49]; ancient Phaselis, 2010.07.05 [36.517, 30.550, 20].

Geographic range. The range indicated by the investigated material is rather small but the situation farther east is unknown.

Diagnosis (Tab. 2) See key. Within the species having significant reddish pigmentation components on vertex, C. rebeccae is well characterized by the closely spaced ripples on dorsum of 1st gaster tergite (RipD 7.99 ± 0.50 µm) and the rather long dorsal propodeal plane. Minor workers are depicted in AntWeb.org under CASENT0911697 and CASENT0914423 and a major worker under CASENT0911696. The typical coloration is head, mesosoma and petiole medium to dark reddish brown and gaster blackish.

Biology. No information.

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