Species: Aphaenogaster spinosa

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa var. spinosa Emery, 1878c PDF: 54 (footnote), fig. (w.) ITALY. Palearctic. Primary type information: Syntypes: Italy, Sardinia: 1872, Vito & Gestro col AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Emery, 1908d PDF: 320 (q.m.).

Subspecies of Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa: Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 463; André, 1883b: 362; Emery, 1893m PDF: 107 (footnote); Emery, 1908d PDF: 320; Karavaiev, 1912a PDF: 4; Krausse, 1912c PDF: 163; Emery, 1915a: 257; Emery, 1916a PDF: 131; Emery, 1921c PDF: 63; Finzi, 1933 PDF: 162.

Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 105; Bondroit, 1918 PDF: 162; Santschi, 1933d PDF: 390; Santschi, 1934d PDF: 273; Grandi, 1935 PDF: 99; Bernard, 1967a PDF: 133 (redescription); Baroni Urbani, 1969e PDF: 326; Baroni Urbani, 1971c PDF: 46; Baroni Urbani, 1971d PDF: 1039; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b PDF: 269 (in key); Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 150; Le Moli & Rosi, 1991: 29; Bolton, 1995b: 73; Poldi et al., 1995: 3; Petrov, 2006 PDF: 89 (in key); Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 486; Boer, 2013 PDF: 85 (redescription); Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 18; Lebas et al., 2016: 246.

Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster corsica: Boer, 2013 PDF: 85.

Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster spinosa etrusca: Boer, 2013 PDF: 85.

Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster spinosa nitida: Baroni Urbani, 1971d PDF: 1039; Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990c PDF: 435; Bolton, 1995b: 73; Boer, 2013 PDF: 85.

Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster spinosa romana: Baroni Urbani, 1971d PDF: 1039; Bolton, 1995b: 73; Boer, 2013 PDF: 85.

Material of the unavailable name Aphaenogaster spinosa corsica referred here by Baroni Urbani, 1971d PDF: 1039; Bolton, 1995b: 73.

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Distribution:

Geographic regions: Not found on any curated Geolocale/Taxon lists.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in Urban Garden, 2 times found in Ruderal, 1 times found in park (open), 1 times found in path, forest edge, 1 times found in Ruderal among crops.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times Foraging, 2 times Nest open in soil, 1 times nbp, 1 times in lawn, 1 times ground nest.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 10 times Hand, 2 times search.

Elevations: collected from 60 - 750 meters, 281 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1872-04-01 and 2017-05-23

Type specimens: Holotype of Aphaenogaster corsica: casent0915439; syntype of Aphaenogaster spinosa corsica: casent0913130; syntype of Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa spinosa: casent0904163; syntype of Stenamma testaceopilosum spinosum nitidum: casent0904179; syntype of Stenamma testaceopilosum spinosum romanum: casent0904166

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Species: Aphaenogaster spinosa Emery, 1878

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