Strongylognathus huberi

Found in sun-exposed stony pastures and other open habitats where it usually nests under stones. Known hosts of this slave-making species are, and  (Seifert, 2018).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

 *  huberi. Strongylognathus huberi Forel, 1874: 71 (see also: 94) (w.) SWITZERLAND. André, 1885: 851 (q.); Forel, 1900e: 277 (m.); Hauschteck, 1962: 213 (k.). Senior synonym of gallica: Baroni Urbani, 1962: 132. See also: Emery, 1916b: 201; Baroni Urbani, 1969c: 137; Sanetra, Güsten & Schulz, 1999: 335.
 * gallica. Strongylognathus gallica Bondroit, 1918: 111 (w.) FRANCE. [First available use of Strongylognathus huberi subsp. huberi var. gallica Emery, 1909d: 709; unavailable name.] Subspecies of huberi: Kutter, 1923: 388. Junior synonym of huberi: Baroni Urbani, 1962: 132.

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