Plagiolepis maura taurica

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Montenegro, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nomenclature

 * manczshurica. Plagiolepis pygmaea var. manczshurica Ruzsky, 1905b: 467 (w.) RUSSIA. Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 8 (q.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1925f: 95. Junior synonym of taurica: Radchenko, 1996a: 185 [if synonymy correct then manczshurica has priority].
 *  taurica. Plagiolepis maura var. taurica Santschi, 1920g: 171 (w.) UKRAINE. Subspecies of pallescens: Emery, 1921d: 314; Santschi, 1922a: 67; of pygmaea: Karavaiev, 1931a: 309. Raised to species: Radchenko, 1989b: 155. Senior synonym of manczshurica, satunini: Radchenko, 1996a: 185; of pyrenaica: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 485.
 * pyrenaica. Plagiolepis barbara var. pyrenaica Emery, 1921d: 315, fig. I (w.) FRANCE. Subspecies of schmitzii: Bolton, 1995b: 336. Junior synonym of taurica: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 485.
 * satunini. Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) satunini Karavaiev, 1931a: 314, fig. 4 (w.) ARMENIA. Junior synonym of taurica: Radchenko, 1996a: 185.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. 2013. Ants of Greece – additions and corrections.pdf|Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. 2013. Ants of Greece – additions and corrections (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 24, 335-401.]]