Aphaenogaster pallida

Identification
A member of the Aphaenogaster pallida-group.

Aphaenogaster pallida and Aphaenogaster subterraneoides are very similar and differ only in the structure of propodeum. In A. pallida the propodeum is rounded, lacking propodeal spines, while in A. subterraneoides minute propodeal spines are present (Borowiec et al., 2019).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Italy, Republic of Macedonia.

Nomenclature

 *  pallida. Myrmica pallida Nylander, 1849: 42 (w) ITALY. Roger, 1859: 254 (q.m.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 29; in Stenamma (Aphaenogaster): Emery, 1895c: 303; in Aphaenogaster: Emery, 1908c: 328; in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Santschi, 1919e: 245. See also: Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 52; Radchenko, 2007: 33. Current subspecies: nominal plus laurenti.