Checklist of Melissotarsus species

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Melissotarsus
Myrmicinae
Melissotarsus beccarii
Distribution
Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species	4
Invalid Species	4
Fossils	1
Countries Occupied	21
Year Described	1877
First Species Described	1877
Last Species Described	1911

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Melissotarsus. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Melissotarsus species and for distribution information see Melissotarsus species by Country.

B

beccarii Emery, 1877 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania)

E

emeryi Forel, 1907 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia)
   • Melissotarsus compressus Weber, 1952
   • Melissotarsus emeryi pilipes Santschi, 1914

I

insularis Santschi, 1911 (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte)

W

weissi Santschi, 1910 (Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya)
   • Melissotarsus major Santschi, 1919
   • Melissotarsus titubans Delage-Darchen, 1972

Fossil Species

E

ethiopiensis Coty, Lebon & Nel, 2016 (Ethiopian amber (Early Miocene))