Aphaenogaster treatae

Identification
Note flat lobes at the inner bases of each antennal scape.

Aphaenogaster treatae is similar to Aphaenogaster ashmeadi, but has a larger lobe at the base of the scape. The lobe is one-fourth the length of the scape. (DeMarco, 2015)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States.



Biology
This species nests between clumps of grass in sandy, semi-open areas.

Nomenclature

 *  treatae. Aphaenogaster treatae Forel, 1886b: xl (w.q.m.) U.S.A.
 * Combination in Stenamma (Aphaenogaster): Emery, 1895c: 302.
 * Combination in Aphaenogaster: Wheeler, W.M. 1913c: 114.
 * Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 60.
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1886d: 444; Dalla Torre, 1893: 107; Wheeler, W.M. 1904e: 303; Wheeler, W.M. 1906b: 5; Wheeler, W.M. 1916m: 586; Dennis, 1938: 284; Creighton, 1950a: 153; Smith, M.R. 1951a: 798; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1363; Bolton, 1995b: 73; Coovert, 2005: 51; Ellison, et al. 2012: 233.
 * Senior synonym of wheeleri: Creighton, 1950a: 153.
 * Senior synonym of pluteicornis: Shattuck & Cover, 2016: 14.
 * Material of the unavailable name alabamensis referred here by Creighton, 1950a: 153.
 * pluteicornis. Aphaenogaster treatae subsp. pluteicornis Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, E.W. 1934: 7 (w.q.m.) U.S.A.
 * Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953b: 62 (l.).
 * Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Creighton, 1950a: 154.
 * Subspecies of treatae: Creighton, 1950a: 154; Smith, M.R. 1951a: 798; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1363; Bolton, 1995b: 72.
 * Junior synonym of treatae: Shattuck & Cover, 2016: 14.
 * Material of the unavailable name oklahomensis referred here by Creighton, 1950a: 154.
 * wheeleri. Aphaenogaster treatae subsp. wheeleri Mann, 1915: 51, fig. 1a (w.q.) U.S.A.
 * Subspecies of treatae: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 798.
 * Junior synonym of treatae: Creighton, 1950a: 153; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1363.

Type Material


Note: A specimen (BMNH(E)1013809; CASENT0900414) in from Woods Hole, Massachusetts is labelled as a "cotype" but is not a true type as it is not from the type locality.