First record of Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) in Portugal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an updated checklist of the ants from the country

The Iberian Peninsula holds one of the richest myrmecofauna Mediterranean basin, but some regions such as Portugal remain comparatively undersampled. Although new unrecorded species have been regularly found and published during last two decades, sum is still far from approaching more than 300 known to occur in Peninsula. In this context, arboreal ant Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) reported here for first time Portugal. A complete society was nesting inside an abandoned gall Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) near Lisbon. full morphometric evaluation specimens provided, including a small sample recently discovered population South Iberia. High-definition photographs worker caste are presented, together with comparison most similar Finally, critical update Portuguese checklist discussing recent nomenclatural changes taxonomic issues, rising final number 132.