Based on the recent developments by studies on the Aphaenogaster subterranea group and new molecular data, we provide a revision that summarizes the knowledge on the diversity and distribution of its members. We describe two species new to science: A. asterioni Borowiec, Menchetti, Salata, Vila & Zięcina sp. nov. and A. tristis Borowiec, Menchetti, Salata, Vila & Zięcina sp. nov. Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913 syn. nov. is proposed as a junior synonym of A. subterranea (Latreille, 1798); A. kurdica Ruzsky, 1905 is excluded from the subterranea species group, and the following species are redescribed: A. epirotes (Emery, 1895), A. holtzi (Emery, 1898), and A. subcostata Viehmeyer, 1922. A key to workers of all species belonging to the subterranea species group is proposed. Lectotypes are designated for: A. ichnusa Santschi, 1925, A. holtzi (Emery, 1898), and A. subcostata Viehmeyer, 1922.
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