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Key to the Temnothorax of Crete
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- Petiole and postpetiole with lobe- or teeth-shape projections, social parasite of Temnothorax species . . . . . 2
- Petiole and postpetiole without lobe- or teeth-shape projections, nonparasitic species . . . . . 3
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- Antennae 11-segmented, petiole and postpetiole with lobe-like projections, body with well-developed sculpture . . . . . Temnothorax kraussei
- Antennae 12-segmente, petiole and postpetiole with teeth-like projections, body sculpture reduced, on head almost absent . . . . . Temnothorax muellerianus
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- Metanotal groove present . . . . . 4
- Metanotal groove absent . . . . . 9
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- Whole body shining with reduced sculpture, head on almost entire surface smooth . . . . . Temnothorax recedens
- Entire body surface covered with well-developed sculpture, at most frons with reduced sculpture . . . . . 5
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- Petiole low, convex, with long peduncle, propodeal spines long (PSL>0.250mm), thin. Head and mesosoma strongly sculptured. Large species, ML above 0.920 . . . . . Temnothorax semiruber
- Petiole high, with short or moderate peduncle, propodeal spines short or moderate (PSL<0.2 mm), wide. Head and mesosoma finely sculptured. Small species, ML below 0.850 . . . . . 6
6
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- Frons on the whole surface sculptured . . . . . 7
- Frons at least in central part smooth and shiny . . . . . 8
7
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- Head mostly rugoso-reticulate, longitudinal striation, if present, limited to outer edges of frons . . . . . Temnothorax ariadnae
- Longitudinal striation occurs on the whole head surface, rugoso-reticulate area limited to the center of frons . . . . . Temnothorax helenae
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- Propodeal spines longer (PSL>0.140mm), frons smooth and shiny on the almost whole surface . . . . . Temnothorax lucidus
- Propodeal spines shorter (PSL<0.140mm), smooth area limited to the frons center . . . . . Temnothorax subtilis
9
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- Antennae, head and mesosoma uniformly yellow . . . . . 10
- Antennae, head and mesosoma with another colouration . . . . . 11
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- Transverse band on the first tergite of gaster interrupted, propodeal spines short and triangular . . . . . Temnothorax incompletus
- Transverse band on the first tergite of gaster never interrupted, propodeal spines thin and long . . . . . Temnothorax variabilis
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- Whole body uniformly dark brown, head on the whole surface with dense and thick reticulation . . . . . Temnothorax daidalosi
- Body not uniformly coloured, if uniformly coloured then at least head covered with sculpture different than only reticulation . . . . . 12
12
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- Head with reduced sculpture, at least frons centre smooth and shiny . . . . . 13
- Whole head surface covered with dense or sparse but always visible sculpture . . . . . 14
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- Mesosoma shiny, covered with only sparse, longitudinal striation . . . . . Temnothorax minotaurosi
- Mesosoma at least at its lateral surfaces with sculpture different that longitudinal striation, its dorsal surface partly smooth . . . . . Temnothorax exilis
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- Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole with strong longitudinal striation, petiole node low and convex . . . . . Temnothorax crassistriatus
- Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole with sculpture different than longitudinal striation, petiole node never low and convex . . . . . 15
15
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- Body colouration never uniform, longitudinal striation on head limited to frons, propodeal spines long, on the top slightly curved downward . . . . . Temnothorax proteii
- Body uniformly dark brown, longitudinal striation on the whole head surface, propodeal spines short, triangular or long and straight . . . . . Temnothorax ikarosi