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Messor arcistriatus
| Messor arcistriatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor decipiens) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor arcistriatus Santschi, 1928 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor decipiens.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- arcistriatus. Messor arcistriatus Santschi, 1928f: 202 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of decipiens: Bolton, 1982: 348.
References
- Bolton, B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 46: 307-370. (page 348, Junior synonym of decipiens)
- Santschi, F. 1928f. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (suite). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 16: 191-213 (page 202, worker described)