Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) subterranea (Latreille)

Iran list Type location France (Formica subterranea, Latreille, 1798: 49, worker, queen & male;  in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma), Emery, 1915d: 20) Brive; no type images on Antweb (April 2016)
subspecies (in Bolton, 1995: 73)
ichnusa (Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latr., v. ichnusa n. var., Santschi, 1925g: 341, worker) type location Sardinia, Sorgono, Krausse; a dull yellow form (the Bondroit key, 1918: 156; would ssem to place this as under subterranoides); see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913132
valida (Aphaenogaster subterranea valida subsp. nov., Wheeler 1915b: 4111, all forms) type location USA, Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; larger (Wheeler claims dimorphic workers) and light chestnut brown, very shiny; probably a separate species; see https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0172936

Latreille's (1798) description is at . An illustrated description by Bernard (1967) is at

The photomontage of a worker labelled "A. striolo-subterranea", from the Forel collection and collected in Algeria, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907683. This appears to be have more sculpture on the front of the head than European examples that can seen on Antweb.

The photomontage of the type worker of the very similar (near identical) species Aphaenogaster beesoni, type location India, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907683
Donisthorpe's (1933b) description is at .

Oxford University Museum specimens

Aphaenogaster subterranea B Taylor det.

Iran F Borjali 202

30.iv.2014 37°1297 N 49°5842 E 9 m

Lahijan hand collected field, on ground, 1115h

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The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collector F Borjali (20).