Camponotus aktaci Karaman, 2013

Salata, Sebastian, Loss, Ana Carolina, Karaman, Celal, Kiran, Kadri & Borowiec, Lech, 2019, Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new species, ZooKeys 899, pp. 85-107 : 85

Camponotus aktaci Karaman, 2013 Figs 21 , 22 , 25 , 26

Camponotus aktaci Karaman, 2013: 37, figs 1, 7 (w.). Holotype worker, Akcatekir Village, (37°21'N, 34°49'E), 1300 m a.s.l., Adana, Turkey (EMTU) [holotype and paratypes personally investigated].

Diagnosis.

Head and mesosoma uniformly black, gaster and legs yellowish-brown; metanotal groove absent; propodeum without posterior protrusion; body densely punctate, appears dull; base of scape without extension; whole body bears short, thin, pale, sparse and erect setae, and short appressed microsetae; petiolar scale thick.

Distribution.

Turkey: Adana, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Malatya, Muğla.

Comments.

Mostly yellowish-brown gaster and legs and short and sparse setation of head, mesosoma and gaster distinctly separates this species from other members of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group. Temperature seasonality contributed most to the distribution model. Niche modeling showed highly suitable areas matching species known distribution at Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests but also additional areas in the central Anatolian steppe region, where there are no current occurrence records for the species. However, the westernmost record from Muğla Province is located in an area of low habitat suitability.

Figures

Figures 17 - 22. Workers in lateral view 17, 19, 21 major 18, 20, 22 minor: 17, 18 Camponotus aegaeus Emery 19, 20 C. libanicus Andre 21, 22 C. aktaci Karaman.

Figures 23 - 30. Habitat suitability and distribution 23, 24 Camponotus aegaeus 25, 26 Camponotus aktaci 27, 28 Camponotus boghossiani 29, 30 Camponotus kiesenwettri.