Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Temnothorax
Characterisation
Trogloxene?
Distribution
NE Africa, Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Trapeza, Buschinger 1989, Salata et al. 2018
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Tzermiado
  • Spilaio Idaio Antro, Buschinger 1989, Buschinger 1989, Salata et al. 2018, Salata et al. 2018
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia
Comments

Synonymy: Leptothorax recedens

IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Buschinger A. 1989. Workerless Epimyrma Kraussei Emery 1915, the First Parasitic Ant of Crete. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 96(1-2): 69–74
  • Salata S, Borowiec L, Trichas A. 2018. Taxonomic Revision of the Cretan Fauna of the Genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with Notes on the Endemism of Ant Fauna of Crete. Annales Zoologici, 68(4): 769–808.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 06.05.2021, Accessed 17.04.2026