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Antennal clubs concolorous yellowish, antennae 12-segmented in females and
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males, eyes normal, metanotal groove absent, worker propodeal spines short, male propodeal spines absent, petiole upper profile usually with a short horizontal component but no well-defined edges, subpetiolar process carinalike, sculpturing mostly areolate and weak.
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We investigated 17 colony samples from 11 localities, consisting in a total of
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD873AF154FF019C4CFE9A0CA5" bold="true" box="[234,331,1383,1409]" pageId="14" pageNumber="157">Worker</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="1CC32A4A873AF154FEB09C4CFE300CA5" box="[347,481,1383,1409]" captionStart="Figs 3445" captionStartId="16.[191,244,1748,1774]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,731,1710]" captionTargetId="figure-136@16.[189,1398,731,1711]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figs 3445. Specimens of Temnothorax marae Alicata, Schifani &amp; Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 3436. Holotype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041541). 3739. Paratype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041542). 4042. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041543), note that the lateral image was edited to compensate for the fact that the petiole and gaster plus postpetiole were accidentally disarticulated. 4345. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041544). Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6981170/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="157">Figs 3439</figureCitation>
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MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES (
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, 6 colonies, 5 localities). CL: 565.86 ± 35.45 (512616); CW: 449 ± 34.46 (406515); CS: 507.42 ± 34.31 (459565); PoOC: 239.43 ± 11.73 (223262); SL: 398.14 ± 23.5 (360434); ML: 605.86 ± 43.15 (540664); MW: 298.86 ± 22.28 (264334); EL: 106.43 ± 6.7 (97115); EW: 82.71 ± 7.43 (7293); EYE: 94.57 ± 6.4 (8499); SPST: 117.57 ± 13.24 (102142); CL/CW: 1.26 ± 0.03 (1.191.30); PoOC/CL: 0.42 ± 0.02 (0.390.43); SL/CL: 0.70 ± 0.02 (0.670.72); ML/CS: 1.19 ± 0.02 (1.171.22); MW/CS: 0.59 ± 0.01 (0.570.61); EL/CS: 0.21 ± 0.01 (0.190.23); EW/CS: 0.16 ± 0.01 (0.150.17); EYE/CS: 0.19 ± 0.01 (0.170.20); SPST/CS: 0.23 ± 0.01 (0.210.25).
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<paragraph id="844736CF873AF154FF569FE9FCEA0FDB" blockId="14.[189,1399,1730,1792]" pageId="14" pageNumber="157">COLORATION. Entirely yellowish with the exception of the gaster, which is often entirely blackish (but in some colonies the black part forms a transverse band).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873AF154FF569E0CFC8F0EA3" blockId="14.[189,1399,1831,1928]" pageId="14" pageNumber="157">HEAD. Subrectangular, with rounded margins near the four angles; clypeus and mandibles rounded. Antennae of 12 segments, antennal clubs of 3 segments, antennal scapes relatively short. Compound eyes relatively small and ovoidal (EYE/CS: 0.19 ± 0.01).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569822FD200862" blockId="15.[189,1398,265,327]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">MESOSOMA. Without a metanotal depression, straight or slightly rounded in profile. Propodeal spines notably short and thick (SPST/CS: 0.23 ± 0.01).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569845FDCC08EA" blockId="15.[189,1398,366,462]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">METASOMA. The petiole in profile view rather blunt dorsally, lacking well-defined edges; on its anteroventral part, a small carina weakly emerges in profile view. Postpetiole ordinarily roundish in profile, subrectangular in dorsal view.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF5698DDFD110BB8" blockId="15.[187,1399,501,669]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">SURFACE SCULPTURING. Most of the body characterized by a variably fine areolate-rugose sculpture, the longitudinal component of which tends to be more marked on the frontal side of the head. Clypeus, gaster, and appendages smooth; a variable area extending around the frons. Very sparse, occasionally suberect but usually erect setae all over the body; dense, fine, mostly adpressed pilosity on all appendages, especially abundant on the antennal flagelli.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD873BF155FF019BE8FEEA0BF9" bold="true" box="[234,315,707,733]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">Queen</emphasis>
(
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)
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<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569BCCFBA20A63" blockId="15.[189,1399,707,840]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES (1 individual). CL: 636; CW: 557; CS: 596.5; PoOC: 243; SL: 468; ML: 1032; MW: 618; EL: 174; EW: 151; EYE: 162.5; CL/CW: 1.07; PoOC/CS: 0.38; SL/CL: 0.74; ML/CS: 1.73; MW/CS: 1.04; EL/CS: 0.29; EW/CS: 0.25; EYE/CS: 0.27; SPST/CS: 0.28.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569A44FC920AEB" blockId="15.[189,1400,879,976]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">COLORATION. Entirely yellowish with the main exception of parts of the gaster: all tergites are blackish with the exception of their yellowish caudalmost part, and the first tergite is yellowish near the postpetiole. Moreover, the mesoscutellar disk is caudally darkened.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569ADCFC190D73" blockId="15.[189,1399,1014,1111]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">HEAD. Subrectangular, with rounded margins near the four angles; clypeus and mandibles rounded. Antennae of 12 segments, antennal clubs of 3 segments, antennal scapes relatively short (SL/CL: 0.74). Compound eyes large and ovoidal (EYE/CS: 0.27); ocelli circular.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569D54FC070DBC" blockId="15.[189,982,1150,1177]" box="[189,982,1150,1177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">MESOSOMA. Propodeal spines very short and thick (SPST/CS: 0.28).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569DEBFDCC0C04" blockId="15.[189,1398,1216,1312]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">METASOMA. Petiole in profile view sharp, and does not include a horizontal component. On its anteroventral part, a small carina weakly emerges in profile view. Postpetiole ordinarily roundish in profile, subrectangular in dorsal view.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569C63FBAD0F36" blockId="15.[189,1400,1352,1554]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">SURFACE SCULPTURING. Most of the body is characterized by a variably fine areolate-rugose sculpture, the longitudinal component of which tends to be more marked on the frontal side of the head. Clypeus, gaster, appendages, a variable area extending around the frons, anepisterna, katepisterna, mesoscutellar disk, and mesoscutum smooth. A central longitudinal stria visible in the lower portion of the clypeus. Very sparse, occasionally suberect but usually erect setae all over the body; dense, fine, and mostly adpressed pilosity on all appendages, especially abundant on the antennal flagelli.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF019F12FE190F70" blockId="15.[189,1399,1593,1866]" box="[234,456,1593,1620]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD873BF155FF019F12FEFB0F77" bold="true" box="[234,298,1593,1619]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">Male</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="1CC32A4A873BF155FED29F12FE110F70" box="[313,448,1593,1620]" captionStart="Figs 3445" captionStartId="16.[191,244,1748,1774]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,731,1710]" captionTargetId="figure-136@16.[189,1398,731,1711]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figs 3445. Specimens of Temnothorax marae Alicata, Schifani &amp; Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 3436. Holotype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041541). 3739. Paratype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041542). 4042. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041543), note that the lateral image was edited to compensate for the fact that the petiole and gaster plus postpetiole were accidentally disarticulated. 4345. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041544). Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6981170/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">Figs 4345</figureCitation>
)
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<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569F76FE0B0E6D" blockId="15.[189,1399,1593,1866]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">
MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES (
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, 1 colony). CL: 472.67 ± 16.2 (454483); CW: 419.33 ± 20.01 (396437); CS: 445.83 ± 18.42 (425460); PoOC: 197 ± 6.08 (190201); SL: 252 ± 1.73 (251254); ML: 845.67 ± 27.8 (814866); MW: 467.66 ± 20.55 (448489); EL: 185 ± 7.21 (179193); EW: 157.66 ± 4.16 (153161); EYE: 171.33 ± 4.16 (168176); CL/CW: 1.06 ± 0.01 (1.051.07); PoOC/CS: 0.42 ± 0.02 (0.410.42); SL/CL: 0.53 ± 0.02 (0.520.55); ML/CS: 1.89 ± 0.03 (1.861.91); MW/CS: 1.08 ± 0.03 (1.03-1.06); EL/CS: 0.41 ± 0.01 (0.400.43); EW/CS: 0.35 ± 0.02 (0.330.38); EYE/CS: 0.38 ± 0.02 (0.360.40).
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<paragraph id="844736CF873BF155FF569E5AFC3C0EAF" blockId="15.[189,1005,1905,1931]" box="[189,1005,1905,1931]" pageId="15" pageNumber="158">COLORATION. Whole body yellowish, appendages whitish, gaster dark.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8724F14AFF569822FB69084D" blockId="16.[189,1400,265,362]" pageId="16" pageNumber="159">HEAD. Subrectangular, rounded especially above the compound eyes; clypeus and mandibles rounded. Antennae of 13 segments, antennal clubs of 4 segments, antennal scapes relatively long (SL/CL: 0.53 ± 0.02). Compound eyes large and ovoidal (EYE/CS: 0.38 ± 0.02); ocelli circular.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8724F14AFF5698BAFDD608EA" blockId="16.[189,1399,401,462]" pageId="16" pageNumber="159">MESOSOMA. Propodeum spineless and rounded, most of the length of its lateral profile composed by the declivious posterior margin.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8724F14AFF5698DDFDCC0B17" blockId="16.[189,1398,501,563]" pageId="16" pageNumber="159">METASOMA. Petiole ordinarily low and blunt. Postpetiole ordinarily roundish in lateral profile, subrectangular in dorsal view.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8724F14BFF569B71FE65084D" blockId="16.[189,1400,602,664]" lastBlockId="17.[189,1399,265,362]" lastPageId="17" lastPageNumber="160" pageId="16" pageNumber="159">SURFACE SCULPTURING. Sculpture relatively strong on the head, with well-developed longitudinal striae on its frontal side, very light all over the propodeum, petiole, postpetiole and in some areas near the mesosoma lateral sutures, all the remaining parts are smooth. A central longitudinal stria visible in the lower portion of the clypeus. Sparse, erect setae all over the body; fine and mostly adpressed pilosity over the appendages.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8724F14AFF549FFFFE810FCA" bold="true" box="[191,336,1748,1774]" pageId="16" pageNumber="159">Figs 3445.</emphasis>
Specimens of
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in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses.
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. Holotype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041541).
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. Paratype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041542).
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. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041543), note that the lateral image was edited to compensate for the fact that the petiole and gaster plus postpetiole were accidentally disarticulated.
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. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041544). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF5698BAFEEE088F" bold="true" box="[189,319,401,427]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Phylogeny</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="1CC32A4A8725F14BFEA498BAFE74088F" box="[335,421,401,427]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="25.[189,232,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[190,1391,601,1836]" captionTargetId="graphics-79@25.[190,1312,604,1837]" captionTargetPageId="25" captionText="Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the Palearctic clade IV) are evidenced as in Figs 7578. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Fig. 79</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569894FBB108FE" blockId="17.[189,1120,447,474]" box="[189,1120,447,474]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
Sister species of
<taxonomicName id="43F84D4C8725F14BFE6898EBFDD008FD" baseAuthorityName="Baroni Urbani" baseAuthorityYear="1964" box="[387,513,447,473]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Temnothorax" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lagrecai">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFE6898EBFDD008FD" box="[387,513,447,473]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">T. lagrecai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which together are closely related to
<taxonomicName id="43F84D4C8725F14BFC2B98EBFB8808FD" baseAuthorityName="Emery" baseAuthorityYear="1870" box="[960,1113,447,473]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Temnothorax" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavicornis">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFC2B98EBFB8808FD" box="[960,1113,447,473]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">T. flavicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CCE265448725F14BFF569B2BFC810BB4" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569B2BFD0C0B3F" blockId="17.[189,733,512,539]" box="[189,733,512,539]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569B2BFDEE0B3E" bold="true" box="[189,575,512,539]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Distribution and biogeography</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="1CC32A4A8725F14BFDA49B2AFD040B3F" box="[591,725,513,539]" captionStart="Figs 8081" captionStartId="26.[189,242,1807,1833]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,268,1756]" captionTargetId="figure-14@26.[189,1398,268,1756]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="Figs 8081. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Figs 8081</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569B04FC810BB4" blockId="17.[189,1400,559,656]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
Apparently restricted to SE
<collectingRegion id="463CF82D8725F14BFDE79B04FD810B6D" box="[524,592,559,585]" country="Italy" name="Sicilia" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Sicily</collectingRegion>
(Hyblaean Plateau) and the Maltese islands. The Hyblean Pleateau may be the earliest sector of
<collectingRegion id="463CF82D8725F14BFDC29B79FDBC0B48" box="[553,621,594,620]" country="Italy" name="Sicilia" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Sicily</collectingRegion>
to have emerged from the Mediterranean Sea and has a strong biogeographic characterization (
<bibRefCitation id="E0694B3E8725F14BFDDC9B5DFC920BB4" author="Guarino R. &amp; Pasta S." box="[567,835,630,656]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" pagination="133 - 148" refId="ref18049" refString="Guarino R. &amp; Pasta S. 2018. Sicily: the island that didn't know to be an archipelago. Berichte der Reinhold-Tuxen-Gesellschaft 30: 133 - 148." type="journal article" year="2018">Guarino &amp; Pasta 2018</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CCE265448725F14BFF569B9CFCA30C68" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569B9CFE2F0BF5" blockId="17.[189,510,695,721]" box="[189,510,695,721]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569B9CFE2F0BF5" bold="true" box="[189,510,695,721]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569B9CFE2F0BF5" bold="true" box="[189,510,695,721]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Ecology and conservation</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569BCDFC7E0A4D" blockId="17.[189,1398,741,874]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
More thermophilous than any other species treated in this study, it was found at altitudes between 5 and
<quantity id="43009B2A8725F14BFF569A22FED80A07" box="[189,265,777,804]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.75" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" unit="m" value="175.0">175 m</quantity>
a.s.l. (see
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). Mainly found in the leaf litter of phryganas or shrublands, but also within a native
<taxonomicName id="43F84D4C8725F14BFECC9A06FE6E0A62" box="[295,447,812,838]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="halepensis">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFECC9A06FE6E0A62" box="[295,447,812,838]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">P. halepensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
forest and under riparian vegetation. Its habitat was likely severely reduced by strong anthropization of coastal areas and agricultural activities.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569ABBFECD0A8E" blockId="17.[189,284,912,938]" box="[189,284,912,938]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569ABBFECD0A8E" bold="true" box="[189,284,912,938]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569ABBFECD0A8E" bold="true" box="[189,284,912,938]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Biology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569A94FCB30AFE" blockId="17.[189,866,959,986]" box="[189,866,959,986]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Small and monogynous colonies in all documented cases.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569D2BFEAE0D3E" blockId="17.[189,383,1024,1050]" box="[189,383,1024,1050]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569D2BFEAE0D3E" bold="true" box="[189,383,1024,1050]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569D2BFEAE0D3E" bold="true" box="[189,383,1024,1050]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Social parasites</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569D04FB370D6D" blockId="17.[189,1254,1071,1098]" box="[189,1254,1071,1098]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
One colony was found to be hosting
<taxonomicName id="43F84D4C8725F14BFD879D1BFC130D6D" authority="(Finzi, 1922)" baseAuthorityName="Finzi" baseAuthorityYear="1922" box="[620,962,1071,1097]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Temnothorax" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muellerianus">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFD879D1BFCF30D6D" box="[620,802,1071,1097]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">T. muellerianus</emphasis>
(Finzi, 1922)
</taxonomicName>
in the R.N.O. Vendicari.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569D5BFECD0DAE" blockId="17.[189,284,1136,1162]" box="[189,284,1136,1162]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569D5BFECD0DAE" bold="true" box="[189,284,1136,1162]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569D5BFECD0DAE" bold="true" box="[189,284,1136,1162]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Nesting</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569D8BFBFB0DF9" blockId="17.[189,1399,1183,1245]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Nests were always found on dead twigs, either on bushes or laying on the ground, although nesting directly on the soil or in other microhabitats on the ground may also occur.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569C2FFEEE0C3A" blockId="17.[189,319,1284,1310]" box="[189,319,1284,1310]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569C2FFEEE0C3A" bold="true" box="[189,319,1284,1310]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569C2FFEEE0C3A" bold="true" box="[189,319,1284,1310]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Phenology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569C19FCA30C68" blockId="17.[189,882,1330,1357]" box="[189,882,1330,1357]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Males were produced under rearing conditions during July.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CCE265448725F14BFF569C5FFD100F6D" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569C5FFED20CAA" blockId="17.[189,259,1396,1422]" box="[189,259,1396,1422]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
<heading id="DF0F81A38725F14BFF569C5FFED20CAA" bold="true" box="[189,259,1396,1422]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF569C5FFED20CAA" bold="true" box="[189,259,1396,1422]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Notes</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="844736CF8725F14BFF569C89FD100F6D" blockId="17.[188,1399,1442,1609]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">
Maltese records under
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFE399C89FD180C98" box="[466,713,1442,1468]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Leptothorax rabaudi</emphasis>
Bondroit, 1918
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="E0694B3E8725F14BFC519C89FA990C98" author="Schembri S. P. &amp; Collingwood C. A." box="[954,1352,1442,1468]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" pagination="417 - 442" refId="ref19220" refString="Schembri S. P. &amp; Collingwood C. A. 1981. A revision of the myrmecofauna of the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale &quot; Giacomo Doria &quot; 83: 417 - 442." type="journal article" year="1981">Schembri &amp; Collingwood (1981)</bibRefCitation>
are partly based on misidentified
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFDF89CEDFDAB0CFB" box="[531,634,1478,1503]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">T. marae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="ADBF57A68725F14BFD949CEDFD0B0CC4" box="[639,730,1478,1504]" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
according to an investigation of their voucher specimens.
<taxonomicName id="43F84D4C8725F14BFF579CC2FDA00F27" authority="(Bondroit, 1918)" baseAuthorityName="Bondroit" baseAuthorityYear="1918" box="[188,625,1513,1539]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Temnothorax" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="160" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aveli">
<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFF579CC2FE4A0F27" box="[188,411,1513,1539]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">Temnothorax aveli</emphasis>
(Bondroit, 1918)
</taxonomicName>
(the senior synonym of
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFC4C9CC1FBF90F27" box="[935,1064,1513,1539]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">L. rabaudi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see
<bibRefCitation id="E0694B3E8725F14BFB869CC2FE520F02" author="Casevitz-Weulersse J. &amp; Galkowski C." pageId="17" pageNumber="160" pagination="475 - 510" refId="ref17149" refString="Casevitz-Weulersse J. &amp; Galkowski C. 2009. Liste actualisee des fourmis de France (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France 114: 475 - 510." type="journal article" year="2009">Casevitz-Weulersse &amp; Galkowski 2009</bibRefCitation>
), a mainly arboreal-nesting species found in SW Europe may be absent from
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as it is from Sicily (see also under
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<emphasis id="B68CEADD8725F14BFDD89F1BFD600F6D" box="[563,689,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="160">T. lagrecai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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