First Record of the Inquiline Ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 from Turkey

We report on the occurrence of the ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 in two sites in Northern and Eastern Turkey. Leptothorax kutteri is a workerless inquiline living in the colonies of L. acervorum (Fabricius, 1793) so far known from various parts of Northern and Central Europe. Our findings...

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Published in:Sociobiology (Chico, CA) CA), 2021-09, Vol.68 (3), p.e7224
Main Authors: Kiran, Kadri, Karaman, Celal, Heinze, Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity
inquilinism
social parasitism
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Summary:We report on the occurrence of the ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 in two sites in Northern and Eastern Turkey. Leptothorax kutteri is a workerless inquiline living in the colonies of L. acervorum (Fabricius, 1793) so far known from various parts of Northern and Central Europe. Our findings greatly increase the range of this small and rare ant.
ISSN:0361-6525
2447-8067
DOI:10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.7224