A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Sharaf, Mostafar R. Author Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. Author Collingwood, Cedric Alex text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2015 2015-12-21 65 2 341 359 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1887 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.341-359 0005-805X 5371041 Aphaenogaster splendida , ROGER, 1859 (Figs 34–35) Material examined : Razavi Khorasan Province , Mashhad , 36°17'N 59°40'E , (1), July 2011 . Handcollecting. Iranian records : Fars ( Mohammadi et al. 2012 ). Distribution : Palearctic Region, southern Europe, Syria , and North Africa ( Tunisia , Algeria ) ( EMERY 1908 ).