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Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey

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Three new species of the ant genus Aphaenogaster (A. aktaci sp. n., A. maculifrons sp. n., A. radchenkoi sp. n.) are described from Turkey and their taxonomic positions are discussed. Aphaenogaster aktaci sp. n. belongs to the obsidiana group, A. maculifrons sp. n. to subterranea group and A. radchenkoi sp. n. to pallida group of the Attomyrma subgenus. Key characteristics for identification of the species and data on their ecology are given.

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  1. Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Trakya University, 22030, Edirne, Turkey

    Kadri Kiran & Nihat Aktaç

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Ege University, 35100, Bornova-İzmir, Turkey

    Serdar Tezcan

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Kiran, K., Aktaç, N. & Tezcan, S. Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biologia 63, 689–695 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0123-y

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