Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908

Collected from forest (cedar, pine), gravel on riverbanks, riverbanks, phrygana, inside the Avakas gorge, urban areas (north of airport) (Salata et al. 2021; Demetriou et al. 2024).

Habitats categorized

1.4. Forest – Temperate

3.8. Shrubland – Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation

5.1. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls)

5.2. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks

6. Rocky Areas (e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks)

14.5 Urban Areas

Associations with other species

Unknown.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Category

(NE) DD LC NT VU EN CR EX

Not Evaluated

Conservation measures in place/needed

No measures in place and no needed.

Threats

No threats identified.

Presence within protected areas

CY4000023 ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA

CY4000010 CHERSONISOS AKAMA

CY2000015 VOUNOKORFES MADARIS - PAPOUTSAS

CY2000016 DASOS PAFOU

CY4000003 KOILADA DIARIZOU

CY4000020 ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA DIARIZOU

CY2000006 DASOS PAFOU

References

Salata S, Karaman C, Kiran K, Borowiec L (2021) Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici 71: 297-343. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.2.008

Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Ralli V, Salata S, Borowiec L (2024) Setting the record straight: a re-examination of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Cyprus deposited at the Museum of Zoology of Athens. Zootaxa 5523(1): 049-069. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5523.1.3

Demetriou J, Borowiec L, Georgiadis C, Dekoninck W, Laebens T, Salata S (2025) New distributional data and species records of Cypriot ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on museum collections. Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography 40 (1): a047. https://doi.org/10.21426/B6.39865

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