Protonym: Temnothorax kykkos
Authorship Salata et al., 2024: 19, figs. 13-15, 61
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CYPRUS
Etymology Named after its locus typicus, the Kykkos Monastery placed in Troodos Mts., one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus. The Greek name Kykkos [Κύκκος] according to one belief is related to the Kermes oak (Latin Quercus coccifera), which developed in this area; a different account attributed the expression 'kykkos' to a bird whose call 'kik-ko, kik-ko' became the name of the monastery.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Cyprus: Nicosia, Kykkos Monastery, 34.98375, 32.74145, 1130 m, 22.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec). Primary type depository: MNHW.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 26 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 13 paratype workers Cyprus: Limassol, Trooditissa loc. 1, 34.91365, 32.84265, 1344 m, 22.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec, J. Demetriou, C. Georgiadis, S. Salata); 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Paphos, rd. F612 loc. 1, 34.73358, 32.64293, 368 m, 28.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec); 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Nicosia, Kapedes, 34.9669, 33.2404, 680 m, 24.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec); 3 paratype workers Cyprus: Nicosia, Machairas Forest, 34.8533, 33.36188, 181 m, 23.iv.2022 (J. Demetriou, C. Georgiadis); 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Paphos Prov., Peyia Forest loc. 3, 34.889366, 32.3739, 390 m, 18.iv.2022 (S. Salata); 1 paratype worker Cyprus: Paphos distr., Pegeia Forest n. Pegeia, 34°53.853 N, 32°22.046 E, 363 m, 4.v.2012 (L. Borowiec); 6 paratype workers Cyprus: Paphos distr., Pegeia Forest n. Pegeia, 34.89754, 32.36743, 374 m, 7.v.2012 (L. Borowiec). Secondary type depository: MNHW. Secondary type specimens: LBC–CY00155, LBC–CY00182.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax kykkos Species Valid Original combination