Protonym: Pheidole keftiuensis
Authorship Borowiec & Salata, 2025a: 365, figs. 245.1-6
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality GREECE (Crete)
Etymology Named after the ancient Egyptian name of Crete (Keftiu) in reference to the probable origin of this species.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Greece: Crete, Heraklion, Prov. Gortys arch site, 35°03’N 24°56’E, 150 m, 3.v.2014 (S. Salata). Primary type depository: MNHW. Primary type specimen: LBC-GR02751.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MNHW.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole keftiuensis Species Valid Original combination