Key to Aphaenogaster phalangium complex species

Key based on Logino & Cover (2004)

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 * Dorsal and lateral faces of femora with abundant erect setae; mesepisternum with ten or more erect setae scattered over surface . . . . . Aphaenogaster phalangium


 * Dorsal and usually lateral faces of femora with fully appressed setae; mesepisternum usually completely lacking erect setae, or with one or two setae near ventral border, rarely with up to five erect setae along posterior border . . . . . Aphaenogaster araneoides