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Samin, N. et al.: A contirbution to ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from North and Northwestern regions of Iran
30 Natura Somogyiensis and six subfamilies (Aenictinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Formicinae, Myrmicinae, and Ponerinae) as the fauna of Iran. Several dozen works have been published (Tirgari & Raknia 2004, Paknia 2006, Paknia & Kami 2007, Ghahari et al. 2009, Rafinejad et al. 2009, Paknia 2010, Paknia et al. 2010, Radchenko & Paknia 2010, Firouzi et al. 2011, Ghahari et al. 2011, Mohammadi et al. 2012, Hossein Nezhad et al. 2012, Kiran et al. 2013, Shiran et al. 2013, Ghahari et al. 2015, Hosseini et al. 2015, Khandehroo et al. 2015, Mirzamohamadi et al. 2015, Moradloo et al. 2015, Mortazavi et al. 2015, Ghobadi et al. 2016, Heidari et al. 2017, Pashaei Rad et al. 2018, Borowiec et al. 2019, Khalili-Moghadam et al. 2019, Mohseni Rad et al. 2019, Salata et al. 2020), and currently, more than 200 species of ants have been reported from Iran. The aim of this paper is a faunistic study on Formicidae from North and Northwestern regions of Iran, and introducing of four species as new records for the Iranian fauna. Material and methods Ant sampling by hand collecting was done in the spring and summer in some regions of north and northwestern Iran. The specimens were preserved in 95% alcohol and taken to the laboratory for sorting and identification. Some of the specimens were confirmed by the late C.A. Collingwood (North Yorkshire, UK). The provinces of Iran are represented in figure 1. Photos are given for new country records (Figs. 2, 3). Results In total, 15 species of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) within 10 genera were collected and identified from different regions of nort and northwestern Iran. The list of species is given below alphabetically. Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908 - Ardabil province, Germi, 5 w., 24. vi.2009. Distribution in Palaearctic: Caucasus. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) atricolor (Nylander, 1849) - West Azarbayjan province, Ourmieh (Seroo Road), 4 w., 16.viii.2013. Distribution in Palaearctic: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Russian Federation. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) aegaeus Emery, 1915 - East Azarbayjan province, Khodafarin, 7 w., ix.2011. Distribution in Palaearctic: Crete, Dodecanese Islands, Turkey. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) candiotes Emery, 1894 - West Azarbayjan province, Oshnavieh, 6 w., 9.VÜ.2013. Distribution in Palaearctic: Greece, Crete, Dodecanese Islands, Turkey. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kiesenwetteri (Roger, 1859) - East Azarbayjan province, Jolfa, 9 w., 28.V.2014. Distribution in Palaearctic: Greece, Crete, Cyclades Islands, Cyprus, Dodecanese Islands, Turkey.
