taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
0C5187D9873DF157FDE59FCFFAEC0E5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981164/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981164	Figs 16–18. Morphometric characters recorded from workers of Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 in this study. The background image is a paratype worker of T. lagrecai (Baroni Urbani, 1964) from the Natural History Museum of Vienna, photos by Anna Pal available from www.antweb.org, specimen identifier CASENT0919741. 16. Head view. 17. Lateral profile view. 18. Dorsal view of the mesosoma.	Figs 16–18. Morphometric characters recorded from workers of Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 in this study. The background image is a paratype worker of T. lagrecai (Baroni Urbani, 1964) from the Natural History Museum of Vienna, photos by Anna Pal available from www.antweb.org, specimen identifier CASENT0919741. 16. Head view. 17. Lateral profile view. 18. Dorsal view of the mesosoma.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873DF157FDE59FCFFAEC0E5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981166/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981166	Figs 19–33. Specimens of Temnothorax lagrecai (Baroni Urbani, 1964) in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 19– 21. Worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041536), photo by Enrico Schifani. 22–24. Paratype worker from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041537), photo by Elia Nalini. 25–27. Worker from Bosco di Linera (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041538), photo by Enrico Schifani. 28–30. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (type locality, Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041539), photo by Enrico Schifani. 31–33. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (type locality, Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041540), photo by Enrico Schifani. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	Figs 19–33. Specimens of Temnothorax lagrecai (Baroni Urbani, 1964) in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 19– 21. Worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041536), photo by Enrico Schifani. 22–24. Paratype worker from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041537), photo by Elia Nalini. 25–27. Worker from Bosco di Linera (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041538), photo by Enrico Schifani. 28–30. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (type locality, Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041539), photo by Enrico Schifani. 31–33. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (type locality, Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041540), photo by Enrico Schifani. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873DF157FDE59FCFFAEC0E5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873DF157FDE59FCFFAEC0E5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873DF157FDE59FCFFAEC0E5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981188/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981188	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873AF14BFE269823FD100F6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981170/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981170	Figs 34–45. Specimens of Temnothorax marae Alicata, Schifani & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 34–36. Holotype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041541). 37–39. Paratype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041542). 40–42. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041543), note that the lateral image was edited to compensate for the fact that the petiole and gaster plus postpetiole were accidentally disarticulated. 43–45. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041544). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	Figs 34–45. Specimens of Temnothorax marae Alicata, Schifani & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 34–36. Holotype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041541). 37–39. Paratype worker from Vendicari (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041542). 40–42. Queen from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041543), note that the lateral image was edited to compensate for the fact that the petiole and gaster plus postpetiole were accidentally disarticulated. 43–45. Male from Bosco di Santo Pietro (Hyblaean Sicily) (ANTWEB1041544). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873AF14BFE269823FD100F6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873AF14BFE269823FD100F6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D9873AF14BFE269823FD100F6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981188/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981188	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98725F14FFE3A9F5BFEE30C20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981172/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981172	Figs 46–63. Specimens of Temnothorax poldii Alicata, Schifani & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 46–48. Holotype worker from MonteArso (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041545). 49–51. Worker from Vallone Madonne degli Angeli (Madonie, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041546). 52– 54. Paratype worker from Monte Ruvolo (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041547). 55–57. Worker from Monte Manfrè (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041548), with ergatogynes characters in the mesosoma. 58– 60. Paratype queen from Monte Arso (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041549). 61–63. Paratype male from Monte Ruvolo (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041550). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	Figs 46–63. Specimens of Temnothorax poldii Alicata, Schifani & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available on www.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 46–48. Holotype worker from MonteArso (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041545). 49–51. Worker from Vallone Madonne degli Angeli (Madonie, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041546). 52– 54. Paratype worker from Monte Ruvolo (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041547). 55–57. Worker from Monte Manfrè (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041548), with ergatogynes characters in the mesosoma. 58– 60. Paratype queen from Monte Arso (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041549). 61–63. Paratype male from Monte Ruvolo (Etna, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041550). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98725F14FFE3A9F5BFEE30C20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98725F14FFE3A9F5BFEE30C20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98725F14FFE3A9F5BFEE30C20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981188/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981188	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98721F146FE2F9C00FE9408BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981176/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981176	Figs 64–74. Specimens of Temnothorax vivianoi Schifani, Alicata & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available onwww.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 64–66. Holotype worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041551). 67–69. Paratype worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041552). 70–72. Paratype queen from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041553). 73–74. Damaged male from Palermo Mountains (Sicily) (ANTWEB1041554). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	Figs 64–74. Specimens of Temnothorax vivianoi Schifani, Alicata & Prebus sp. nov. in lateral (left), dorsal (center) and head view (right). Photos by Enrico Schifani, available onwww.antweb.org, specimen identifiers in parentheses. 64–66. Holotype worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041551). 67–69. Paratype worker from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041552). 70–72. Paratype queen from Monte Pellegrino (Palermo Mountains, Sicily) (ANTWEB1041553). 73–74. Damaged male from Palermo Mountains (Sicily) (ANTWEB1041554). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98721F146FE2F9C00FE9408BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98721F146FE2F9C00FE9408BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98721F146FE2F9C00FE9408BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981188/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981188	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	Fig. 82. Spatial characterization of the sites where the four species treated in this study were found.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98728F147FF569893FD820A1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981184/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981184	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	Figs 80–81. Geographic distribution of the four taxa treated in this study. Note that the shallow water area (light grey) between Sicily and the Maltese Islands roughly corresponded to a land bridge during glaciations.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
0C5187D98728F147FF569893FD820A1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/6981182/files/figure.png	http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6981182	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	Fig. 79. Maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred with IQTREE ver. 2.1.2. The major clades found in Prebus (2017) are highlighted, and the focal species of the current study (all within the ‘Palearctic clade IV’) are evidenced as in Figs 75–78. Maximum likelihood bootstrap support for all nodes are 100, except where indicated.	2022-08-04	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio		Zenodo	biologists	Schifani, Enrico;Prebus, Matthew M.;Alicata, Antonio			
