Aphaenogaster gibbosa

Distribution
This taxon was described from France. It is also found in Greece, Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  gibbosa. Formica gibbosa Latreille, 1798: 50 (w.m.) FRANCE. Emery, 1908c: 333 (q.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Dalla Torre, 1893: 107; in Stenamma (Aphaenogaster): Emery, 1895c: 303; in Aphaenogaster: Emery, 1908c: 332; in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Menozzi, 1921: 26. Subspecies of testaceopilosa: Emery & Forel, 1879: 463; of subterranea: Dalla Torre, 1893: 107; Emery, 1895b: 71. Revived status as species: Emery, 1908c: 332. See also: Emery, 1916b: 130; Bondroit, 1918: 157; Santschi, 1923f: 328; Stitz, 1939: 116; Kutter, 1977c: 78; Attanasov & Dlussky, 1992: 109. Senior synonym of striola: Emery, 1895c: 303; of barcinensis, laevior Forel: Collingwood, 1978: 67; of chorassanica, muschtaidica: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 212. Current subspecies: nominal plus fiorii, homonyma.
 * striola. Atta striola Roger, 1859: 252 (w.m.) SPAIN. Emery, 1869b: 17 (q.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 29. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Emery, 1895c: 303.
 * laevior. Aphaenogaster striola var. laevior Forel, 1892g: 453 (w.) SPAIN. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of laevior Emery, above.] Subspecies of gibbosa: Emery, 1908c: 334. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Collingwood, 1978: 67.
 * muschtaidica. Aphaenogaster gibbosa subsp. muschtaidica Emery, 1908c: 334 (w.) RUSSIA. [First available use of Aphaenogaster subterranea subsp. gibbosa var. muschtaidica Ruzsky, 1905b: 719; unavailable name.] Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 58. Raised to species: Collingwood, 1985: 246. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 212.
 * barcinensis. Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa var. barcinensis Menozzi, 1922b: 325 (w.q.) SPAIN. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Collingwood, 1978: 67.
 * chorassanica. Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa subsp. chorassanica Arnol'di, 1968: 1805 (w.q.m.) TURKMENIA. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 212.