Aphaenogaster epirotes

Identification
A member of the Aphaenogaster obsidiana-group. Key to European Aphaenogaster workers.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 *  epirotes. Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) epirotes Emery, 1895b: 72 (w.) ALBANIA. Müller, 1923: 50 (q.m.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Emery, 1908c: 336; in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 58. Subspecies of obsidiana: Emery, 1908c: 336; Müller, 1921: 49; Finzi, 1930d: 312; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 50. Revived status as species: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 53. See also: Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 108.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. 2013. Ants of Greece – additions and corrections.pdf|Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. 2013. Ants of Greece – additions and corrections (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 24, 335-401.]]