Crematogaster afghanica

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran in a parkland in a moderate rainfall area.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Iran.

Nomenclature

 *  afghanica. Crematogaster afghanica Pisarski, 1967: 389, figs. 23-25 (w.) AFGHANISTAN. Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166

Taxonomic Notes
Pashaei Rad et al. (2018): Type location Afghanistan, FOCOL1798-1. A comparison of the type images strongly suggest that C. afghanica may be a simple junior synonym of Crematogaster auberti. Pisarski (1967) did not mention C. auberti apparently basing his separation on a comparison with Crematogaster sorokini. That also, however, seems almost indistinguishable from C. auberti and was described originally as a variety of C. auberti.