Aphaenogaster splendida

Identification
A member of the Aphaenogaster splendida-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Armenia, Croatia, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Iran, Israel, Malta, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Republic of Macedonia, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 *  splendida. Atta splendida Roger, 1859: 257 (w.) GREECE. Emery, 1869b: 17 (q.); Emery, 1908c: 325 (m.); Baroni Urbani, 1968b: 419 (l.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 29; in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921f: 59. Current subspecies: nominal plus transcaucasica.