Current Valid Name:
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)
Myrmica scabrinodis var. aloba Forel, 1909c PDF: 103 (w.) SPAIN. Palearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Radchenko & Elmes, 2010 PDF: 84). Primary type locality: lectotype Spain: Andalusia (Ronda) (
O. & C. Vogt). Primary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Type notes: Other original syntype locality: Spain: Sierra Guaderrama (
O. & C. Vogt).
AntCat AntWiki HOL Taxonomic history
Status as species:
Santschi, 1931a: 3;
Santschi, 1931c PDF: 340;
Santschi, 1932e PDF: 69;
Santschi, 1936c PDF: 199;
Santschi, 1939c PDF: 1;
Cagniant, 1968a PDF: 142;
Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969 PDF: 56;
Cagniant, 1970a PDF: 414;
Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 78 (in key);
Seifert, 1988b PDF: 29 (redescription);
Bolton, 1995b: 277;
Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 30;
Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 12 (in key);
Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 490;
Radchenko & Elmes, 2010 PDF: 84;
Guénard & Dunn, 2012 PDF: 46;
Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 128;
Lebas et al., 2016: 320.
// Distribution
Distribution:
Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists)
: Africa: Morocco Asia: China Europe: Balearic Islands,
France,
Portugal,
Spain Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists)
: Palearctic
Specimen Habitat Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in Robledal de Quercus pyrenaica aclarado con prados, 1 times found in Pinar (P. sylvaticus) abierto con prados, 1 times found in Prado, 1 times found in Pradomuy húmedo, 1 times found in Bosque caducifolio/pinos/eucaliptos, 1 times found in Bosque Quercus pyrenaica, 1 times found in Cañaveral, 1 times found in Eucaliptal, 1 times found in Eucaliptos,mimosas.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times Turbera, 2 times Bajo piedra, nido, 2 times Bajo piedra, 1 times under stones, 1 times nido en tocón, 1 times Nest under stone, 1 times nbp, 1 times masonry dome, 1 times Forrajeando sobremusgo, 1 times Forrajeando sobre orquidea, 1 times Forrajeando, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 14 times Hand.
Elevations: collected from 20 - 2600 meters, 1156 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1929-08-20 00:00:00.0 and 2007-07-05 00:00:00.0
Type specimens: Lectotype of Myrmica aloba: antweb1008455, casent0907652
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