References by Kiran, K.
Aktaç, N.; Radchenko, A. G.; Kiran, K. 2004. On the taxonomy of the West Palaearctic Aenictinae ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 54:361-364. PDF
Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N.; Tezcan, S. 2008. [Untitled. Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) maculifrons Kiran et Akta¸c, sp. n.]. Pp. 691-692 in: Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N.; Tezcan, S. 2008. Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biológia (Bratislava) 63 (5):689-695. PDF
Kiran, K.; Tezcan, S. 2008. [Untitled. Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) aktaci Kiran et Tezcan, sp. n.]. Pp. 690-691 in: Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N.; Tezcan, S. 2008. Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biológia (Bratislava) 63 (5):689-695. PDF
Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N.; Tezcan, S. 2008. Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biológia (Bratislava) 63 (5):689-695. 10.2478/s11756-008-0123-y PDF
Cremer, S.; Ugelvig, L. V.; Drijfhout, F. P.; Schlick-Steiner, B. C.; Steiner, F. M.; Seifert, B.; Hughes, D. P.; Schulz, A.; Petersen, K. S.; Konrad, H.; Stauffer, C.; Kiran, K.; Espadaler, X.; d'Ettorre, P.; Aktaç, N.; Eilenberg, J.; Jones, G. R.; Nash, D. R.; Pedersen, J. S.; Boomsma, J. J. 2008. The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants. PLoS ONE 3(12):e3838. 10.1371/journal.pone.0003838 PDF
Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N. 2008. [Untitled. New species of Aphaenogaster attributed to K. Kiran and N. Aktaç.]. Pp. 691-692 in: Kiran, K.; Aktaç, N.; Tezcan, S. 2008. Three new species of ants (genus Aphaenogaster, Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biológia (Bratislava) 63 (5):689-695. PDF
Karaman, C.; Aktaç, N.; Kiran, K. 2011. Ants of the genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Kaz Mountains, Turkey, with descriptions of sexuals of Camponotus candiotes Emery, 1894 and Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920. Turkish Journal of Zoology 35:183-197. PDF
Kiran, K.; Karaman, C. 2012. First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3548:1-38. PDF
Kiran, K.; Alipanah, H.; Paknia, O. 2013. A new species of the ant genus Aphaenogaster Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Asian Myrmecology 5:45-51. PDF
Kiran, K.; Alipanah, H. 2013. Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran et Alipanah, sp. nov. Pp. 46-49 in: Kiran, K.; Alipanah, H.; Paknia, O. 2013. A new species of the ant genus Aphaenogaster Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Asian Myrmecology 5:45-51. PDF
Lapeva-Gjonova, A.; Kiran, K.; Karaman, C. 2014. First records of Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bulgaria and Turkey. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 66(4):571-574. PDF
Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Aksoy, V.; Camlitepe, Y. 2015. First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 17(1):45-49. PDF
Bračko, G.; Kiran, K.; Karaman, C.; Salata, S.; Borowiec, L. 2016. Survey of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Greek Thrace. Biodiversity Data Journal 4 (e7945):1-44. 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7945 PDF
Kiran, K.; Karaman, C.; Lapeva-Gjonova, A.; Aksoy, V. 2017. Two new species of the “ultimate” parasitic ant genus Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 1950 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Western Palaearctic. Myrmecological News 25:145-155. PDF
Kiran, K.; Karaman, C. 2017. Teleutomyrmex seiferti new species attributed to Kiran and Karaman. Pp. 148-151 in: Kiran, K.; Karaman, C.; Lapeva-Gjonova, A.; Aksoy, V. 2017. Two new species of the “ultimate” parasitic ant genus Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 1950 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Western Palaearctic. Myrmecological News 25:145-155. PDF
Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Aksoy, V.; Çamiltepe, Y. 2017. A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 41:998-1004. 10.3906/zoo-1704-20 PDF
Karaman, C.; Kiran, K. 2017a. First record of Carebara oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the European part of Turkey with worker description. Turkish Journal of Zoology 41:638-644. 10.3906/zoo-1604-39 PDF
Karaman, C.; Kiran, K. 2017b. [New species Camponotus praegracilis attributed to Karaman & Kiran]. Pp. 999-1002 in: Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Aksoy, V.; Çamiltepe, Y. 2017. A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 41:998-1004. PDF
Wagner, H. C.; Karaman, C.; Askoy, V.; Kiran, K. 2018. A mixed colony of Tetramorium immigrans Santschi, 1927 and the putative social parasite Tetramorium aspina sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 28:25-33. 10.25849/myrmecol.news_028:025 PDF
Salata, S.; Loss, A. C.; Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Borowiec, L. 2019. Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 899:85-107. 10.3897/zookeys.899.46933 PDF
Kiran, K.; Karaman, C. 2020. Additions to the Ant Fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema 42(18):285-329. 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a18 PDF
Salata, S.; Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Borowiec, L. 2021. Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 71:297-343. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.2.008 PDF
Csősz, S.; Kiran, K.; Karaman, C.; Lapeva-Gjonova, A. 2022. A striking color variation is detected in Ponera testacea Emery, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) across its Western Palaearctic geographic range. ZooKeys 1084:151-164. 10.3897/zookeys.1084.79415 PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Menchetti, M.; Borowiec, L.; Fisher, B. L.; Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Oueslati, W.; Salata, S.; Blatrix, R. 2022. Revisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classification. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny 80:627-648. 10.3897/asp.80.e84428 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) radchenkoi Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran et al., 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) aktaci Aphaenogaster aktaci Kiran & Tezcan, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) maculifrons Aphaenogaster maculifrons Kiran & Aktaç, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster iranica Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran & Alipanah, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Teleutomyrmex seiferti Tetramorium seiferti Kiran & Karaman, 2017 Species Valid
Camponotus praegracilis Camponotus praegracilis Karaman & Kiran, 2017b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium aspina Tetramorium aspina Wagner et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus schulzi Camponotus schulzi Salata et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster hamaensis Aphaenogaster hamaensis Salata et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster peloponnesiaca Aphaenogaster peloponnesiaca Salata et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster vohraliki Aphaenogaster vohraliki Salata et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2004–2022
Taxon descriptions between 2008–2021
No. of references 24
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 12
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 11
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 11
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Kiran, K. 24