Integrative description of Temnothorax siculus sp. n.: a new ant species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

dc.contributor.authorSchifani, Enrico
dc.contributor.authorAlicata, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorPrebus, Matthew M.
dc.contributor.authorCsősz, Sándor
dc.contributor.corporateSchifani, Enrico; Department of Chemistry, Environmental Sustainability, and Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
dc.contributor.corporateAlicata, Antonio; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy;
dc.contributor.corporatePrebus, Matthew M.; Social Insect Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 550 E Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281, USA;
dc.contributor.corporateCsősz, Sándor; HUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group, Pázmány Péter ave 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
dc.contributor.editorFernández, Fernando
dc.contributor.editorGuerrero, Roberto José
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-28T07:44:01Z
dc.date.available2025-05-28T07:44:01Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-05-13T11:18:46Z
dc.description.abstractThe mostly Holarctic genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is the most diverse ant genus in temperate regions. The Mediterranean, a biodiversity hotspot of rare ant species, hosts over 150 Temnothorax taxa, including several short-range endemics. Over the last few years, phylogenomic reconstructions and integrative taxonomy have significantly improved the understanding of global Temnothorax diversity, but much taxonomic work is still needed in the Mediterranean region. Here, we present the integrative description of a new species of the genus, discovered in the central Mediterranean island of Sicily: Temnothorax siculus sp. n. is defined and compared to congeneric species integrating morphometrics and phylogenomics. It is a ground-nesting, lowland species, of which workers were regularly observed foraging on bushes and small trees. In the global phylogeny, covering all the main lineages of the region, it belongs to the Palearctic clade and is related to the tuberum and unifasciatus complexes. Morphological separation from other Sicilian Temnothorax species can generally be achieved on qualitative characters, but we also provide morphometric discriminant functions to separate it from T. apenninicus and especially T. unifasciatus . Temnothorax siculus has been rarely collected but appears to be widespread in Sicily, and may occur in neighboring regions.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project has received funding from the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network. This research was co-financed by the National Research, Development, and Innovation Fund (Hungary) under Grant No. K 147781 (On behalf of S.C.).
dc.description.sponsorshipHUN-REN Hungarian Research Network
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research, Development, and Innovation Fund (Hungary)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/d17040294
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/17662
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectMyrmicinae
dc.subjectIntegrative taxonomy
dc.subjectMorphometrics
dc.subjectGenomics
dc.subjectUCEs
dc.subjectCrematogastrini
dc.subjectIsland endemics
dc.subject.ddc590
dc.titleIntegrative description of Temnothorax siculus sp. n.: a new ant species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDiversity, 17 (2025), 4, 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17040294. ISSN: 1424-2818
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issn1424-2818
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue4
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleDiversity
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameMDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume17
local.export.bibtex@article{Schifani2025, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/17662}, doi = {10.3390/d17040294}, author = {Schifani, Enrico and Alicata, Antonio and Prebus, Matthew M. et al.}, title = {Integrative description of Temnothorax siculus sp. n.: a new ant species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, journal = {Diversity}, year = {2025}, volume = {17}, number = {4}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorSchifani, Enrico and Alicata, Antonio and Prebus, Matthew M. et al.
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local.title.fullIntegrative Description of Temnothorax siculus sp. n.: A New Ant Species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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