Temnothorax brackoi

Specimens of T. brackoi were collected from various localities: sunny and shadowy located on lowlands and highlands (9 - 990 m a.s.l). The species was noted in various habitats, most often on shrubs and trees growing along roadsides and olive plantations, maquis, phrygana, often inside forests (mostly deciduous, occasionally coniferous). We noted also its presence on the leaves of climbing plants growing on walls or trees. Nests were not found, probably like other species of this group, are located inside dry stems of herbs (Salata & Borowiec, 2019). In western Greece it is very common with occurence decreasing towards the east. It is associated with warm lowland habitats, especially with mediterranean shrubs, and is probably nesting inside dry stems of bushes and large herbs (Borowiec & Salata, 2021).

Distribution
This recently described species, recorded from Epirus, the Ionian Islands, Macedonia and Peloponnese. New to Thrace. Locality from Samothraki is easternmost for this species (Borowiec et al., 2022).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Croatia, Greece.

Nomenclature

 *  brackoi. Temnothorax brackoi Salata & Borowiec, 2019: 93, figs. 1, 2, 9, 13 (w.) GREECE.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Salata S., and L. Borowiec. 2019. Preliminary division of not socially parasitic Greek Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a description of three new species. ZooKeys 877: 81-131.