Protonym: Temnothorax evagorae
Authorship Salata et al., 2024: 41, figs. 35-41, 64
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CYPRUS
Etymology Named after two men named Evagoras, important in the history of Cyprus. The first one is Evagoras I [Greek Ευαγόρας] the King of Salamis in Cyprus (411–374 BC). King Evagoras was an important historical figure for Cyprian civilization, a model ruler, whose aim was to promote the welfare of his state and of his subjects by the cultivation of Greek refinement and civilization. The second one is Evagoras Pallikarides [Greek Ευαγόρας Παλλικαρίδης, 1938–1957], a young poet and revolutionary who was executed (hanged) during the war of 1955– 1959 against English colonials.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Cyprus: Paphos, rd. F612 loc. 2, 34.74385, 32.6722, 387 m, 28.iv.2022 (S. Salata). Primary type depository: MNHW.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 102 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype; remaining paratypes from numerous other localities (see description). Secondary type depository: MNHW. Secondary type specimens: LBC–CY00159, LBC–CY00161, LBC–CY00163, LBC–CY00164, LBC–CY00166, LBC–CY00215.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax evagorae Species Valid Original combination