Aphaenogaster iranica

The holotype specimen was found in mixed pome fruit orchards (apple and pear) and observed on the bark of an apple tree. All of the paratypes were collected in morning before sunrise by hand from arid areas around human habitations.

Distribution
This taxon was described from Iran.

Nomenclature

 *  iranica. Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran & Alipanah, in Kiran, Alipanah & Paknia, 2013: 46, figs. 1-2 (w.) IRAN.