Key to the Temnothorax of Crete

This worker key is based on: [[Media:Salata, S., Borowiec, L. et al. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the Cretan fauna of the genus Temnothorax.pdf|Salata, S., Borowiec, L., Trichas, A. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the Cretan fauna of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on the endemism of ant fauna of Crete. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 68(4): 769-808 (DOI 10.3161/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.004).]]

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 * Temnothorax
 * Greece
 * Crete

1

 * Petiole and postpetiole with lobe- or teeth-shape projections, social parasite of Temnothorax species . . . . . 2


 * Petiole and postpetiole without lobe- or teeth-shape projections, nonparasitic species . . . . . 3

2
return to couplet #1
 * Antennae 11-segmented, petiole and postpetiole with lobe-like projections, body with well-developed sculpture . . . . . Temnothorax kraussei


 * Antennae 12-segmente, petiole and postpetiole with teeth-like projections, body sculpture reduced, on head almost absent . . . . . Temnothorax muellerianus

3
return to couplet #1
 * Metanotal groove present . . . . . 4


 * Metanotal groove absent . . . . . 9

4
return to couplet #3
 * Whole body shining with reduced sculpture, head on almost entire surface smooth . . . . . Temnothorax recedens


 * Entire body surface covered with well-developed sculpture, at most frons with reduced sculpture . . . . . 5

5
return to couplet #4
 * Petiole low, convex, with long peduncle, propodeal spines long (PSL>0.250mm), thin. Head and mesosoma strongly sculptured. Large species, ML above 0.920 . . . . . Temnothorax semiruber


 * Petiole high, with short or moderate peduncle, propodeal spines short or moderate (PSL<0.2 mm), wide. Head and mesosoma finely sculptured. Small species, ML below 0.850 . . . . . 6

6
return to couplet #5
 * Frons on the whole surface sculptured . . . . . 7


 * Frons at least in central part smooth and shiny . . . . . 8

7
return to couplet #6
 * Head mostly rugoso-reticulate, longitudinal striation, if present, limited to outer edges of frons . . . . . Temnothorax ariadnae


 * Longitudinal striation occurs on the whole head surface, rugoso-reticulate area limited to the center of frons . . . . . Temnothorax helenae

8
return to couplet #6
 * Propodeal spines longer (PSL>0.140mm), frons smooth and shiny on the almost whole surface . . . . . Temnothorax lucidus


 * Propodeal spines shorter (PSL<0.140mm), smooth area limited to the frons center . . . . . Temnothorax subtilis

9
return to couplet #3
 * Antennae, head and mesosoma uniformly yellow . . . . . 10


 * Antennae, head and mesosoma with another colouration . . . . . 11

10
return to couplet #9
 * Transverse band on the first tergite of gaster interrupted, propodeal spines short and triangular . . . . . Temnothorax incompletus


 * Transverse band on the first tergite of gaster never interrupted, propodeal spines thin and long . . . . . Temnothorax variabilis

11
return to couplet #9
 * Whole body uniformly dark brown, head on the whole surface with dense and thick reticulation . . . . . Temnothorax daidalosi


 * Body not uniformly coloured, if uniformly coloured then at least head covered with sculpture different than only reticulation . . . . . 12

12
return to couplet #11
 * Head with reduced sculpture, at least frons centre smooth and shiny . . . . . 13


 * Whole head surface covered with dense or sparse but always visible sculpture . . . . . 14

13
return to couplet #12
 * Mesosoma shiny, covered with only sparse, longitudinal striation . . . . . Temnothorax minotaurosi


 * Mesosoma at least at its lateral surfaces with sculpture different that longitudinal striation, its dorsal surface partly smooth . . . . . Temnothorax exilis

14
return to couplet #12
 * Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole with strong longitudinal striation, petiole node low and convex . . . . . Temnothorax crassistriatus


 * Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole with sculpture different than longitudinal striation, petiole node never low and convex . . . . . 15

15
return to couplet #14
 * Body colouration never uniform, longitudinal striation on head limited to frons, propodeal spines long, on the top slightly curved downward . . . . . Temnothorax proteii


 * Body uniformly dark brown, longitudinal striation on the whole head surface, propodeal spines short, triangular or long and straight . . . . . Temnothorax ikarosi