Biological invasions represent one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss with adverse
impacts on human societies, economies and public health. More than 500 ant species have …

The objective of this study is to provide a detailed taxonomic resource for identifying and
studying ants in the genus Pheidole that have established beyond their native ranges. There …

Every year since 1969, research groups from Zürich have spent the summer months in the
barren sandy areas around the Tunisian village Mahrès to study the navigational behaviour …

Ants are highly diverse in the Iberian Peninsula (IP), both in species richness (299 cited
species) and in number of endemic species (72). The Iberian ant fauna is one of the richest …

Exotic ants have emerged as a relevant topic worldwide because of their remarkable
impacts on native ecosystems and human activities. A first regional overview is given on the …

Based on material collected between the years 1988-2015 numerous new province and
country records of ants from Turkey are given. A total of 143 ant species were listed of which …

Members of the Aphaenogaster splendida group are reviewed. We recognize 12 species, of
which three are new: A. hamaensis sp. nov.(Syria), A. peloponnesiaca sp. nov.(continental …

Ant fauna of Greece has been intensively studied in recent years. The first impulse for
studies on Greek ant fauna was the publication of a checklist by LEGAKIS (2011). This …

Social parasitism, ie the parasitic dependence of a social species on another free-living
social species, is one of the most intriguing phenomena in social insects. It has evolved to …

Fifteen invasive ant species from Greece and Cyprus are recorded. Their biology and habitat
preferences in eastern Mediterranean Region are discussed. Historical and non-published …