Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) collected in Elis regional unit (Peloponnese, Greece) and border regions of Arcadia and Messenia with a regional checklist of ants of Peloponnese

Key Points

• This research aims to catalog ant species in the Elis region and surrounding areas of Peloponnese.
• Field collection of ants from 87 sites in Elis, Arcadia, and Messinia.
• Identification and classification of species and morphospecies.
• A total of 94 ant species or morphospecies were collected.
• A comprehensive checklist of 155 known ant species in Peloponnese was created.