Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster 1850)

Schifani, Enrico, Csősz, SÁndor, Viviano, Roberto & Alicata, Antonio, 2021, Ant diversity on the largest Mediterranean islands: on the presence or absence of 28 species in Sicily (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), Natural History Sciences 8 (1), pp. 55-70 : 58-61

8. Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster 1850)

A relatively widespread, W European species associated with forest habitats (Csősz et al., 2015; Seifert, 2018). It was reported from Sicily only once by De Stefani (1889), who did not provide any precise locality. Temnothorax lichtensteini (Bondroit 1918) , from lower altitudes, is the only other nylanderi -group species occurring in Sicily (Schär et al., 2020) (not counting T. flavicornis (Emery 1870) , recorded by Buschinger et al. (1988), recently discovered to be unrelated, see Prebus, 2017).

Examined material ( Fig. 4 c-d)

Catania province : Timpone, Etna, 37.7325, 14.9228, 1695 m, R. Blatrix legit, ESC .

Messina province : Contrada Moglia (Messina), Fagus sylvatica forest, 37.900541, 14.393331, 1350 m asl, 01.10.1987, A. Alicata legit, AAC; Bosco di Malabotta, Fagus sylvatica forest, 37.972330, 15.051064, 1000 m, 05.04.2001, A. Alicata legit, AAC. Lago Maulazzo, Monte Soro, Fagus sylvatica forest, 37.9409, 14.6709, 1550 m, 23.06.2018, R. Viviano legit, ESC .

Palermo province : Piano Battaglia, Monte Mufara, Fagus sylvatica forest, 37.8745, 14.0178, 1500 m, 08.06.2016, E. Schifani legit, ESC .

Figures

Fig. 4 - a-b) Temnothorax clypeatus. Worker / operaia. Bosco di Santo Pietro (AAC). c-d) Temnothorax nylanderi. Worker / operaia. Lago Maulazzo (ESC). e-f) Temnothorax ravouxi. Queen / regina. Madonna delle Grazie (AAC). Scale bar / scala grafica: 0.5 mm.