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Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus
| Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor foreli) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | M. aegyptiacus |
| Subspecies: | M. aegyptiacus fossulatus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus Santschi, 1923 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality), Tunisia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fossulatus. Messor aegyptiacus var. fossulatus Santschi, 1923f: 323, fig. 1c,d (w.q.m.) TUNISIA, ALGERIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s), syntype male(s) (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Tunisia: Bathen (F. Santschi).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of aegyptiacus: Menozzi, 1927g: 382; Menozzi, 1932e: 452; Menozzi, 1934: 158; Menozzi, 1940: 267; Finzi, 1940: 157; Bernard, 1953a: 142 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 254; Barech, et al. 2020: 15.
- Junior synonym of foreli: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1998: 428.
- Senior synonym of surcoufi: Barech, et al. 2020: 15.
- Distribution: Algeria, Libya, Tunisia.
- surcoufi. Messor aegyptiacus var. surcoufi Santschi, 1923f: 324 (w.q.) ALGERIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Algeria: Sahara, El Golea (Surcouf).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1929c: 98; Santschi, 1934f: 166.
- Subspecies of aegyptiacus: Bernard, 1953a: 142 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 257.
- Subspecies of foreli: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1998: 428; Cagniant, 2006a: 197.
- Junior synonym of fossulatus: Barech, et al. 2020: 15.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1923f. Messor et autres fourmis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 317-336 (page 321, Fig. 1 soldier, worker described)