Protonym: Temnothorax akrotiriensis
Authorship Salata et al., 2024: 56, figs. 52-59, 65
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CYPRUS
Etymology Named after its locus typicus, Akrotiri Peninsula, due to the importance of the Akrotiri Peninsula and Cyprus as a whole as a biodiversity hotspot of ants.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Cyprus: Akrotiri UK SBA, Limassol Salt Lake loc. 2, 34.60987, 32.94685, 0 m, 20.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec). Primary type depository: MNHW.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 4 paratype workers with same data as for holotype; 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Akrotiri UK SBA, Akrotiri west beach, 34.62095, 32.92262, -1 m, 20.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec); 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Larnaka, Skarinou, 34.81835, 33.35652, 156 m, 25.iv.2022 (J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis). Secondary type depository: MNHW.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax akrotiriensis Species Valid Original combination