Aphaenogaster smythiesii

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Nepal. Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, China, Republic of Korea.

Nomenclature

 * . Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) smythiesii Forel, 1902c: 222 (w.q.m.) INDIA (Uttarakhand; no state data, “Katta-Pum, N.O. Himalaya”, and “Himalaya”).
 * Imai, 1971: 137 (k.); Imai, et al. 1984: 6 (k.).
 * Combination in Aphaenogaster: Bingham, 1903: 276;
 * combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 59.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1903a: 695; Bingham, 1903: 276; Forel, 1904c: 25; Forel, 1906b: 86; Emery, 1908c: 332; Emery, 1921f: 59; Wheeler, W.M. 1928c: 9; Wheeler, W.M. 1928d: 101; Mukerjee, 1930: 151; Menozzi, 1939a: 296; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 132; Collingwood, 1961a: 57; Pisarski, 1967: 379; Collingwood, 1970: 374; Arnol'di, 1976b: 1024 (in key); Wang, M., 1992: 679; Wu, J. & Wang, 1992: 1304; Morisita, et al. 1992: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 73; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 114; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 301; Zhou, 2001b: 144; Zhang, W. & Zheng, 2002: 219; Zhou, 2006: 585; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 40; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 33.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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