Identification keys

Key to subfamilies and genera in Demetriou et al. (2023)

Key to distinguish native from alien ants including alien species not yet reported from the island

Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Martinou AF, Roy HE, Wetterer JK, Borowiec L, Economo EP, Triantis KA, Salata S (2023) Running rampant: the alien ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus. NeoBiota 88: 17-73. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.88.106750 

Key to species of the genus Cataglyphis in Salata et al. (2023), available also in AntWiki

Salata S, Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Borowiec L (2023) The ant genus Cataglyphis Förster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus. Zootaxa 5264(3): 301-322. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.1

Key to species of the genus Messor in Salata et al. (2023)

Salata S, Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Borowiec L (2023) The genus Messor Forel, 1890 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus. Annales Zoologici 73(2): 215-234. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.2.006

Key to species of the genus Camponotus in Salata et al. (2023)

Salata S, Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Borowiec L (2023) Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus: generic synopsis and description of a new species. Asian Myrmecology 16: e016007. https://doi.org/10.20362/am.016007

Key to species of the genus Temnothorax in Salata et al. (2024)

Salata S, Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Borowiec L (2024) The genus Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus. Zootaxa 5434 (1): 001–069. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5434.1.1