Myrmica aimonissabaudiae

Identification
M. aimonissabaudiae belongs to the rugosa species group (Radchenko and Elmes 2001b); its junior synonym, M. dicaporiaccoi, was erroneously placed to the rubra-group by Radchenko (1994b). It most resembles two other Himalayan species – Myrmica rugosa and Myrmica hecate - particularly by the distinct (but not coarse) sculpture on the nodes of the petiole and postpetiole. However it differs from the former by having much better developed reticulation on the head dorsum, and from the latter by its less multidentate mandibles (7-9 teeth on the masticatory margin of mandibles vs. > 10 in M. hecate). (Radchenko and Elmes 2010)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan. Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan.

Nomenclature

 *  aimonissabaudiae. Myrmica aimonissabaudiae Menozzi, 1939a: 286, figs. 1, 3 (w.q.) PAKISTAN. Collingwood, 1961a: 56 (m.). Senior synonym of dicaporiaccoi: Radchenko & Elmes, 2001a: 248. [Misspelled as amedeussabaudiae by Menozzi, 1939a: 286.] See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 82.
 * dicaporiaccoi. Myrmica dicaporiaccoi Menozzi, 1939a: 289, figs. 5, 6 (w.) PAKISTAN. Junior synonym of aimonissabaudiae: Radchenko & Elmes, 2001a: 248.