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Messor incisus
| Messor incisus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | M. incisus |
| Binomial name | |
| Messor incisus Stitz, 1923 | |
Bolton (1982) - Described from a single female which has since been lost, the identity of incisus cannot be ascertained accurately at present. In his original description of incisus Stitz compares it to the female of Messor denticornis. So few females of denticornis are known that it is possible for incisus to fall within the range of variation of that species. On the other hand incisus may be the female of striatifrons or indeed be a separate species. Considerably more samples of Messor females will be necessary before any attempt at placing incisus can be made.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Namibia (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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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered 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.
- incisus. Messor incisus Stitz, 1923: 149 (q.) NAMIBIA.
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Namibia (“German Southwest Africa”): Okosongomingo Farm, vii.-viii.1912 (H. Thomsen).
- Type-depository: unknown (not found in MNHU (Bolton, 1982: 351)).
- Status as species: Bolton, 1982: 351 (nomen dubium); Bolton, 1995b: 254.
- Distribution: Namibia.
Description
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 351, see also)
- Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).
- Stitz, H. 1923. Hymenoptera, VII. Formicidae. Beitr. Kennt. Land- Süsswasserfauna Dtsch.-Südwestafr. 2: 143-167 (page 149, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Stitz H. 1923. Hymenoptera, VII. Formicidae. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Land- und Süsswasserfauna Deutsch-Südwestafrikas 2: 143-167.