Aphaenogaster sporadis Santschi, 1933

Demetriou, Jakovos, Georgiadis, Christos, Ralli, Vasiliki, Salata, Sebastian & Borowiec, Lech, 2024, Setting the record straight: a re-examination of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Cyprus deposited at the Museum of Zoology of Athens, Zootaxa 5523 (1), pp. 49-69 : 58

Aphaenogaster sporadis Santschi, 1933

Aphaenogaster simonellii var. sporadis Santschi, 1933

Limassol • Lemessos, Pissouri , Trachonas 1; 34.6472, 32.6951; 225 m alt.; 4–18.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, 300m from the sea, phrygana with Ceratonia siliqua ; ZMUA, 2 w. • Lemessos, Pissouri , Trachonas 1; 34.6472, 32.6951; 225 m alt.; 21.VII–04.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, 300m from the sea, phrygana with Ceratonia siliqua ; ZMUA, 2 w. • Lemessos, Pissouri , Trachonas 1; 34.6472, 32.6951; 225 m alt.; 4– 18.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, 300m from the sea, phrygana with Ceratonia siliqua , previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Pissouri , Trachonas 1; 34.6472, 32.6951; 225 m alt.; 21.VII–04.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, 300m from the sea, phrygana with Ceratonia siliqua , previously identified as Tetramorium rhodium ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 20.VII–03.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana; ZMUA, 2 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 20.VII–03.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 3–17.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 2 w. • Lemessos, Fasoula ; 34.7263, 33.0364; 250 m alt.; 10–20.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, phrygana, scarce trees; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Fasoula ; 34.7263, 33.0364; 250 m alt.; 10–20.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, phrygana, scarce trees, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Fasoula ; 34.7263, 33.0364; 250 m alt.; 30.VII–10.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, phrygana, scarce trees, previously identified as Messor structor ; ZMUA, 1 w. – Paphos • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 21.II.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 2 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 13.V.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 13.V.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; ZMUA, 2 w. • Pafos, Pegeia , Kampinariou ; 34.8881, 32.3804; 287 m alt.; 16–26.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana next to the road, close to houses, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Pegeia , Kampinariou ; 34.8881, 32.3804; 287 m alt.; 31.VII–16.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana next to the road, close to houses, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Pegeia , Pikni forest ; 34.8966, 32.3702; 375 m alt.; 5–19.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; Pinus halepensis forest, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Pegeia , Pikni forest ; 34.8966, 32.3702; 375 m alt.; 19–25.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; Pinus halepensis forest, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Pegeia , Pikni forest ; 34.8966, 32.3702; 375 m alt.; 21.VII–05.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; Pinus halepensis forest, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Aphaenogaster simonellii ; ZMUA, 2 w.