What does this research mean for the field?

Proformica pilosiscapa is present in Greece, and Lasius paralienus, Proformica cf. oculatissima, and Temnothorax nebulosus are present in Macedonia, expanding the known geographic distribution of these ant species. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To document ant species diversity and establish new distribution records across eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

September 5, 2026Open Access

Additional data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

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To document ant species diversity and establish new distribution records across eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
Field sampling conducted in September 2025 across 40 distinct sites within the Drama, Kavala, Serres, and Xanthi regional units.
Taxonomic identification and cataloging of collected specimens into species and morphospecies.
Identified a total of 86 ant species and morphospecies across the sampled regions.
Documented Proformica pilosiscapa as a new record for Greece.
Identified Lasius paralienus, Proformica cf. oculatissima, and Temnothorax nebulosus as first-time records for the region of Macedonia.

Implication

Field survey uncovers 86 ant taxa including new national and regional distribution records, highlighting underestimated myrmecofaunal diversity.

Abstract

A list of 86 ant species and morphospecies collected in September 2025 from 40 sites in Drama, Kavala, Serres and Xanthi regional units is given. Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969 is recorded from Greece for the first time, Lasius paralienus Seifert, 1992, Proformica cf. oculatissima, and Temnothorax nebulosus Zięcina, Salata & Borowiec, 2025 are recorded for the first time from Macedonia.

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Borowiec et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4046b95aff0620eb4b4 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22274860

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Implication

Field survey uncovers 86 ant taxa including new national and regional distribution records, highlighting underestimated myrmecofaunal diversity.

Additional data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

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Additional data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

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