New data of the genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Crna Gora (Montenegro), Part I: Crematogaster scutellaris group of species

Abstract

Taxonomy, morphology and the geographic distribution of four species of the Crematogaster scutellaris group of species, ant genus Crematogaster, in Crna Gora (Montenegro) are presented. Specimens were collected from various localities in Montenegro during the period 1977-2008. The synonymy, distribution, number of collected specimens and the collector are given for each species. Morphology of genitalia of Crematogaster gordani Karaman, 2008, and new information related to the discrimination of males of two sibling species, C. gordani and Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr 1853) are given