Camponotus anatolicus Karaman & Aktac 2013

Seifert, Bernhard, 2019, A taxonomic revision of the members of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia, Soil Organisms 91 (1), pp. 7-32 : 19

Camponotus anatolicus Karaman & Aktac 2013

Investigated were five paratype workers from the holotype nest, stored in SMN Görlitz and labeled ‘ TUR: 36.4635°N 30.3339°E Altinyaka-Village , 551 m leg. C.Karaman 2007.06.06 –7/0888b’ and ‘Paratypes Camponotus anatolicus Karaman & Aktac 2013’. Note that the original description gives a wrong geographic latitude and longitude. These data are corrected here according to a personal communication with C. Karaman in 2018 .

All material examined. A total of 3 nest samples with 9 workers were subject to NUMOBAT investigation.

TURKEY: near Altinyaka village , 2007.06.06, No 7/0888b, [36.4635, 30.3339, 551 m]; near Kayadibi village, 2007.06.03, No 07/767a, [36.517°N, 29.426°E, 398]; near Yenikisla village, 2007.06.07, No 07/0916, [36.523, 30.194, 886] .

Geographic range. Only known so far from a small area in the Antalya and Mugla region of Anatolia.

Diagnosis ( Tab.2 , Figs3–8 ).Thecharactercombinations to identify this species can be derived from the key, Tab. 2 and the z-stacks. The dorsal propodeal plane is in dorsal view trapezoid – i.e., in posterior part much wider than anteriorly. The mesosoma is more hairy: the bilateral sum of setae on mesonotum and propodeum dorsal of spiracle is 13-27. The metanotal depression is very deep. Head, scape, mesosoma and petiole reddish to reddish brown; mesosoma, petiole, legs reddish to reddish brown; the first gaster segment often reddish to reddish-brown, the rest of gaster blackish.

Biology. It seems to be connected to woodland. Karaman & Aktac (2013) reported it to occur in Pinus - and Quercus - dominated forests along brooks in altitudes between 282 m and 886 m.

Comments. The high similarity with Camponotus staryi Pisarski 1971 was already discussed in section 4.5.

Figures

Figure 3. Head of major worker of C. anatolicus.

Figure 4. Major worker of C. anatolicus in lateral view.

Figure 5. Major worker of C. anatolicus in dorsal view.

Figure 6. Head of paratype minor worker of C. anatolicus from the holotype nest.

Figure 7. Paratype minor worker of C. anatolicus from the holotype nest in lateral view.

Figure 8. Paratype minor worker of C. anatolicus from the holotype nest in dorsal view.