Messor foreli surcoufi

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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)