The socially parasitic ants of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Abstract Data on the occurrence of socially parasitic ants in Turkey and neighbouring countries are summarized. Two species, the boreo–alpine slave–maker Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1848) and the inquiline Aporomyrmex cf ampeloni Faber, 1969 are recorded for the first time from Turkey.