Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel
 Iran list  Type location Madeira
((Plagiolepis pygmaea Latr. varn schmitzii n. v., Forel,
1895d: 231, worker & queen; Santschi, 1911i: 286, male; synonymy
Collingwood, 1978: 71) - see below
junior synonyms (here)
barbara (Santschi, 1911i: 286, worker & male;
Santschi, 1920g: 172, queen) type
location Tunisia - (slightly smaller than type) see http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912428
crosi (Santschi, 1920g: 168,
illustrated, worker & queen) type location Algeria -
(slightly yellower than type) see http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912429
subspecies canariensis (Santschi, 1920g: 173, all forms) type
location Canary Is - (slightly smaller than type) see http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912431
madeirensis (Emery, 1921d: 315,
illustrated, worker) type location Madeira - see http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905140
pyrenaica
(Emery, 1921d: 315, illustrated, worker) type location France see
http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905139
tingitana (Santschi, 1936c: 205, illustrated, worker
[unavailable]) type location Morocco - see http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912432
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 Forel's
(1895d) description is at  . Santschi's (1920g) summary and
description of crosi is at  .
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  Emery's (1921d) illustrated description
of madeirensis and pyrenaica is at  .
Egypt records - barbara in Menozzi
(1927g) from Giarabub Oasis (Libya/Egypt border).
Sharaf list - Material examined: Ebn Salam (Daqahliya,
Egypt), 13.iv.1999 (3) Leg.M.R.Sharaf; Ebn Salam (Daqahliya, Egypt),
28.v.1998 (1) Leg.M.R.Sharaf; Damietta, 20.viii.2003 (1) Leg. M. R.
Sharaf (SHC).
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 The photomontage of the
type worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0909859
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 The
photomontage of a cotype is collated from The Smithsonian Institute
images at http://ripley.si.edu/ent/nmnhtypedb/public/specimeninfopage.cfm?publicconsumption=1&typespecimenID=1662
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii
B Taylor det.
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Spain
X Espadaler
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27.x.2008
Barcelona
41.3833333 N
2.1833333 W
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Sant Celoni
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2
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Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii
B Taylor det.
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Canary Islands
D King
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1.v.2002
Fuerteventura
28°20' N
14°00' W |
Jandia |
2
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Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii
B Taylor det. |
Iran
M Ghatei
30
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16.v.2015
37.36°N
49.13°E
52 m
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Masal, Guilan
hand collected
forest, ground
1400h
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1
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 The
photomontage is of one of two workers from Spain,
Sant Celoni, Barcelona, nesting under same stone as Pheidole
pallidula,
27.x.2008, collected by Xavier Espadaler. These match the size of the
cotype.
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from Iran, Masl, Guilan, M Ghatei
(30).
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 The
photomontage is of specimens from Canary Islands,
Fuerteventura, Jandia, 1.v.2002, collected by David King. The size
matches that of the madeirensis, i.e. TL ca 1.7 mm; rather than
Forel's type measurement of TL 2.0-2.5 mm.
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 The
photomontage is of a male from Canary Islands, collected by
David King.
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