Aphaenogaster subterraneoides

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

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Montenegro, Ukraine.

Nomenclature

 *  subterraneoides. Aphaenogaster pallida var. subterraneoides Emery, 1881b: 534 (w.) GREECE. Santschi, 1939c: 5 (q.). Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 59. Subspecies of striola: Forel, 1890a: lxxi; of gibbosa: Karavaiev, 1912a: 5; of pallida: Emery, 1915a: 258; Finzi, 1930d: 312. Raised to species: Bondroit, 1918: 159. Junior synonym of pallida: Bernard, 1967: 134. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Arnol'di, 1976b: 1023. Senior synonym of cypriotes: Emery, 1915a: 258. Current subspecies: nominal plus armeniaca.
 * cypriotes. Aphaenogaster pallida subsp. cypriotes Emery, 1908c: 329 (w.) CYPRUS. Junior synonym of subterraneoides: Emery, 1915a: 258.

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.]]