Temnothorax messiniaensis

Specimens of T. messiniaensis were collected from sunny localities in low lands and highlands (8 - 670 m a.s.l). The species was noted in various habitats, most often on shrubs growing along roadsides and olive plantations, maquis, phrygana and forests (cypress, deciduous and mixed). We noted also its presence in a park in a centre of a city and, occasionally, in shrubs located in a pine forest located on a rocky hill. Nests were found inside dry stems of various herbs and shrubs. Colonies polygynous.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece.

Nomenclature

 *  messiniaensis. Temnothorax messiniaensis Salata & Borowiec, 2019: 107, figs. 3-6, 10, 12, 14 (w.q.) 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.