Messor lobicornis rugulosus

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Messor lobicornis rugulosus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor lobicornis submuticus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Messor
Species: Messor lobicornis rugulosus
Santschi, 1926

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor lobicornis submuticus.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • rugulosus. Messor lobicornis var. rugulosus Santschi, 1926e: 234.
    • Replacement name for Messor lobicornis rugosa Karavaiev, 1912a: 10. [Junior secondary homonym of Aphaenogaster barbara rugosa André, 1881b: 75.]
    • Subspecies of lobicornis: Bolton, 1995b: 256.
    • Junior synonym of submuticus: Barech, et al. 2020: 14.

References

  • André, E. 1881c. Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (6)(1): 53-78 (page 75, primary homonym)
  • Karavaiev, V. 1912a. Ameisen aus Tunesien und Algerien, nebst einigen unterwegs in Italien gesammelten Arten. Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 12: 1-22 (page 10, Junior secondary homonym of rugosa Andre)
  • Santschi, F. 1926e. Quelques fourmis nord-africaines. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 17: 229-236 (page 234, Replacement name for rugosa Karavaiev)