Strongylognathus kratochvili

On the south-facing steppe slopes of the type locality near Mohelno, this species is preferentially found in patches with sparse vegetation cover and soil with mixed fine rubble. Patches without vegetation or with a dense grass cover are avoided. Hosts of this slave-making species include and.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria, Czech Republic.

Nomenclature

 * . Strongylognathus kratochvili Šilhavý, 1937: 5, 6 figs. (w.q.) CZECH REPUBLIC.
 * Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
 * Type-locality: Czech Republic: Moravia, nr Mohelno, 21.iii.1936 (V. Šilhavý).
 * Type-depository: NHMP (perhaps also in MMBC).
 * Status as species: Novák & Sadil, 1941: 87 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 395; Lapeva-Gjonova, et al. 2010: 30; Borowiec, L. 2014: 164; Lebas, et al. 2016: 338; Seifert, 2018: 239; Werner, et al. 2018: 7.
 * Synonym of bulgaricus: Pisarski, 1966: 515; Kutter, 1968b: 205; Bolton, 1976: 306.
 * [Note: Pisarski, Kutter, and Bolton give bulgaricus as senior synonym, but kratochvili has priority (Bolton, 1995b: 395).]
 * Distribution: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bezdeckova K., P. Bexdecka, J. Macek, and I. Malenovsky. 2017. Catalogue of type specimens of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) deposited in Czech museums. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(1): 295-308.
 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Czechowski W., A. Radchenko, W. Czechowska and K. Vepsäläinen. 2012. The ants of Poland with reference to the myrmecofauna of Europe. Fauna Poloniae 4. Warsaw: Natura Optima Dux Foundation, 1-496 pp
 * Pisarski B. 1966. Études sur les fourmis du genre Strongylognathus Mayr. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 23: 509-523.
 * Silhavy V. 1937. Strongylognathus kratochvili n. sp., novy preaglacialni mravenec z Moravy. Sb. Prírodoved. Klubu Trebici 1: 5-12.