Aphaenogaster georgica

Arnoldi (1968) described Aphaenogaster georgica from Georgia (Dmanisi and Shiraki) and Azerbaijan (Alpout) based on 28 workers and compared this taxon only with Aphaenogaster splendida. In the comments section he noted that A. georgica is similar to Aphaenogaster transcaucasica and that the lack of sexual forms makes it difficult to compare both species. Later he concluded that if A. georgica is a separate taxon perhaps it should maintain a status of a subspecies of A. transcaucasica. All characters noted in the original description overlap with the features observed in the examined syntype of A. transcaucasica, thus A. georgica is probably a junior synonym of this species. Unfortunately, the location of Arnoldi’s collection is unknown and types of A. georgica are probably lost. In this situation we decided to declare A. georgica as a nomen dubium. (Salata et al., 2021)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Azerbaijan, Georgia.

Nomenclature

 * . Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) georgica Arnol'di, 1968: 1804 (w.) GEORGIA, AZERBAIJAN.
 * Status as species: Arnol'di, 1976b: 1024 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 70; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008: 137; Borowiec, L. 2014: 12.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Gratiashvili N., Barjadze S. 2008. Checklist of the ants (Formicidae Latreille, 1809) of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology (Tbilisi) 23: 130-146.