Aim We investigate the dynamics of ant biodiversity patterns and community structure from
the Eocene until the present. Our goal is to empirically test hypotheses regarding the …

Even though the European ant fauna is relatively well known, in certain parts of the continent
this insect group is still insufficiently investigated. This is true for the Balkan Peninsula …

The myrmecofauna of central and eastern Europe is relatively well-known. Over the course
of the past few decades several old checklists and faunistic monographs have been updated …

Genus Myrmica is one of the largest ant genera in Romania with 18 species distributed
across the entire country. In the frame of this study we present the distribution data of all …

Simple Summary Abundance is a hallmark of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). They are
exceedingly common in both natural and artificial environments and they constitute a …

A long-term effort to find one of the most mysterious ants in Central Europe have paid off.
Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855) was found in the southeast of Slovakia and is the 118th …

Ants play an indispensable role as ecosystem engineers, and their communities can react
sensitively to environmental changes. They also inhabit the areas of Podunajská nížina and …

Species-rich ant assemblages are typically found in open and warm places that are
managed extensively and offer various microhabitats. Such places are rare in Javorníky Mts …

This paper deals with faunistic data on the Formicidae (Hymenoptera) from north and
northwestern Iran. Totally 15 species in 10 genera were collected and identified, which four …

Temnothorax turcicus has been considered in literature only two times: In the original
description for Izmir (Turkey) and recently for Slovakia. A new record for the Pannonian zone …