Strongylognathus christophi

Zryanin & Zryanina (2007) report this species from steppe habitats in Russia while Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran in a Caspian moist littoral area.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  christophi. Strongylognathus christophi Emery, 1889a: 439 (q.) RUSSIA. Forel, 1900e: 280 (w.); Radchenko, 1985a: 1519 (m.). Subspecies of huberi: Emery, 1898c: 145; Emery, 1909d: 709; Wheeler, W.M. 1909g: 186; Emery, 1924d: 285. Status as species: Forel, 1904c: 1; Ruzsky, 1905b: 545; Pisarski, 1966: 510; Bolton, 1976: 305; Tarbinsky, 1976: 116; Radchenko, 1985a: 1519. Senior synonym of ruzskyi: Radchenko, 1991: 88.
 * ruzskyi. Strongylognathus huberi subsp. ruzskyi Emery, 1909d: 711 (w.) RUSSIA. Radchenko, 1985a: 1517 (q.m.). Raised to species: Bolton, 1976: 309; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 546; Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985: 233. Junior synonym of christophi: Radchenko, 1991: 88.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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