Tetramorium sabatinellii sp. n. M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Holotype, worker, Jordan, 31°34ʹ N, 36°01ʹ E, road number 15 Amman-Aqaba, 50 km to the south of Amman, 3.6 km to the north of Al Zumayla, in the semi-deserts ground 800 m west of the road 15 on a little hill at 686 m a. s. l., 29.04.2009, leg. Guido Sabatinelli, Mauro Daccordi and Marco Uliana (MSNG). Paratypes, 44 workers, 1 ♀ and 1 Ơ from the nest of holotype (MSNG, MSNVR, MSNVE, MSNM, SIZK, ASPC). E t y m o l o g y. The species is dedicated to our colleague, Guido Sabatinelli, who worked in Jordan and collected this species. W o r k e r s (fig. 1, a–d). Head somewhat longer than wide, with subparallel, almost straight sides, widely rounded occipital corners and very feebly concave occipital margin. Eyes situated about midlength of sides of head, gena distinctly longer than maximal diameter of eye. Scape quite strongly curved at base, without any additional structures on bent, not reaching occipital margin. Frontal carinae distinctly curved and frontal lobes extended. Frons with quite coarse longitudinal rugosity, number of rugae between frontal carinae level with the eyes <15. Mandibles with 5 teeth, coarsely longitudinally rugose. Surface of head between rugae densely punctated, mandibles smooth and shiny. Occipital margin with a few quite long suberect hairs, temples and genae without hairs. Mesosoma with shallow metanotal groove, propodeum with relatively long teeth widened at base, but not with thin spines. Whole mesosoma with quite coarse longitudinal, somewhat sinuous rugae. Petiole longer than high, its node transversal; postpetiole distinctly higher and wider than length. Petiolar node with sinuous longitudinal rugae, postpetiolar dorsum with almost straight longitudinal rugae. Mesosomal dorsum and waist with not abundant, quite long erect hairs. Whole first gastral tergite densely longitudinally striato-punctated. Head, mesosoma and waist reddish-brown, gaster blackish-brown. Measurements of workers (in mm; n = 20), ordered as: ...