Messor excursionis fraternus

Messor excursionis fraternus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Messor
Species:	M. excursionis
Subspecies:	M. excursionis fraternus
Trinomial name
Messor excursionis fraternus Ruzsky, 1905

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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.

Nomenclature

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

• fraternus. Aphaenogaster (Messor) lobuliferus var. fraternus Ruzsky, 1905b: 740 (w.) CHINA (Manchuria).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: China: Manchuria (= Liaoning Prov.), Mukden (= Shenyang), viii.1904 (Ruzsky?).
  • Type-depository: ZMUM.
  • Subspecies of lobulifera: Emery, 1908e: 459 (footnote).
  • Status as species: Ruzsky, 1915a: 444; Ruzsky, 1936: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 254 (error).
  • Subspecies of excursionis: Emery, 1921f: 74; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 137.
  • Distribution: China.

References

• Chapman, J.W. & Capco, S.R. 1951. Check list of the ants of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology, Manila 1: 327 pp.
• Ruzsky, M. 1905b. The ants of Russia. (Formicariae Imperii Rossici). Systematics, geography and data on the biology of Russian ants. Part I. Tr. Obshch. Estestvoispyt. Imp. Kazan. Univ. 38(4-6 6: 1-800 (page 740, worker described)
• Ruzsky, M. 1915a. On the ants of Tibet and the southern Gobi. On material collected on the expedition of Colonel P. K. Kozlov. Ezheg. Zool. Muz. 20: 418-444 (page 444, Raised to species)