Iberomyrmex 9: 5-9

Scientific Contribution

Temnothorax ibericus Menozzi (1922), an orophilous Iberian endemic (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

[Temnothorax ibericus Menozzi (1922), un endemismo ibérico orófilo (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)]

X. Espadaler, Fede García

Abstract

Temnothorax ibericus Menozzi is an Iberian endemic species. The scarce published data are updated with several new localities, showing it has an orophilous distribution. New phenology and nesting data are contributed too. The previously unknown queen is described.