Protonym: Temnothorax arkasi
Authorship Salata & Borowiec, 2022: 144, figs. 1-3, 7, 19
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality GREECE
Etymology The name is a noun in genitive case, dedicated to Arkás (ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς), a mythological hunter and King of ancient Arkadía (ancient Greek: Ἀρκαδία). His name was given to the recent Greek province Arcadia, Peloponnese, a terra typica for Temnothorax arkasi.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Greece: Peloponnes, Prov. Arkadia, Parnon, 3 km W Sitena, 37°18'N, 22°36'E, 1700 m, 25.iv.2000, Collection L. Borowiec, Formicidae, LBC-GR02714 (A. Schulz & K. Vock). Primary type depository: MNHW (temporarily deposited in DBET). Primary type specimen: CASENT4015000.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 22 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype and Sample Nr. AS1; 8 paratype workers with same data as holotype and Sample Nr. AS2; 6 paratype workers with same data as holotype and Sample Nr. AS3. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MNHW (temporarily deposited in DBET), PWCP. Secondary type specimens: CASENT4015001 to CASENT4015022.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax arkasi Species Valid Original combination