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Messor foreli surcoufi
| Messor foreli surcoufi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor foreli surcoufi Santschi, 1923 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- surcoufi. Messor aegyptiacus var. surcoufi Santschi, 1923f: 324 (w.) ALGERIA.
- 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.
References
- Cagniant, H.; Espadaler, X. 1998 [1997]. Le genre Messor au Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (n.s.) 33: 419-434 (page 428, subspecies of foreli)
- Santschi, F. 1923f. Messor et autres fourmis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 317-336 (page 324, worker described)