Aphaenogaster cardenai

Aphaenogaster cardenai is restricted to caves and subterranean habitats in the Iberian Peninsula (Tinaut and Perez 2011; Ortuño et al. 2014) while Bracko et al. (2019) found a few scattered workers in Slovenia while digging in stony ground at a depth of approximately 50 cm.

Identification
A member of the Aphaenogaster splendida-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia, Spain.

Nomenclature

 *  cardenai. Aphaenogaster cardenai Espadaler, 1981: 77, 2 figs. (w.) SPAIN.
 * Tinaut, 1986: 245 (m.).