Aphaenogaster ovaticeps (Emery, 1898)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Aphaenogaster
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Drogkaratis, Salata et al. 2021
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kefalonia / Municipality: Kefalonia / Closest settlement: Chaliotata
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
Species references
  • Salata S, Karaman C, Kiran K, Borowiec L. 2021. Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 71(2):297-343, 10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.2.008
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Aphaenogaster ovaticeps (Emery, 1898). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.09.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026