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Messor postquadratus
| Messor postquadratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | M. postquadratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Messor postquadratus Santschi, 1932 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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.
- postquadratus. Messor sublaeviceps st. postquadratus Santschi, 1932f: 516 (w.) ALGERIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”).
- Type-locality: Algeria: Tougourt, 11.xii.1932 (A. Leclercq).
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
- Subspecies of medioruber: Bolton, 1995b: 256.
- Status as species: Barech, et al. 2020: 16.
- Distribution: Algeria.