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
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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.
// Distribution
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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