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Messor donisthorpei
| Messor donisthorpei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor capensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor donisthorpei Santschi, 1937 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor capensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- donisthorpei. Messor donisthorpei Santschi, 1937a: 51 (w.q.) NAMIBIA. Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.
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 345, Junior synonym of capensis)
- Santschi, F. 1937a. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 47-66 (page 51, worker, queen described)