Plagiolepis schmitzii

Distribution
This taxon was described from Portugal (Madeira Island). It is also found in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Nomenclature

 *  schmitzii. Plagiolepis pygmaea var. schmitzii Forel, 1895d: 231 (w.q.) PORTUGAL (Madeira I.). Santschi, 1911i: 286 (m.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1920g: 168. Senior synonym of barbara, crosi: Collingwood, 1978: 71; of madeirensis: Wetterer, Espadaler, et al. 2007: 20. Current subspecies: nominal plus canariensis, tingitana. See also: Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor, 2011: 208.
 * barbara. Plagiolepis pygmaea var. barbara Santschi, 1911i: 286 (w.m.) TUNISIA. Santschi, 1920g: 172 (q.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1920g: 172. Junior synonym of schmitzii: Collingwood, 1978: 71.
 * crosi. Plagiolepis schmitzi st. crosi Santschi, 1920g: 168, fig. 1 (w.q.) ALGERIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953c: 135 (l.). Raised to species: Emery, 1925b: 20; Santschi, 1931a: 10. Junior synonym of schmitzii: Collingwood, 1978: 71.
 * madeirensis. Plagiolepis barbara var. madeirensis Emery, 1921d: 315, fig. I (w.) PORTUGAL (Madeira I.). Subspecies of schmitzii: Bolton, 1995b: 335. Junior synonym of schmitzii: Wetterer, Espadaler, et al. 2007: 20.

Additional References

 * Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, S.A., Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215.