Messor rufus striolatus

Messor rufus striolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Messor
Species:	M. rufus
Subspecies:	M. rufus striolatus
Trinomial name
Messor rufus striolatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Kyrgyzstan (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.

• striolatus. Messor similis var. striolatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927a: 92 (in key) (w.) KYRGYZSTAN.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Kyrgyzstan: Kugart Tal, Kara Alma (no collector’s name, perhaps Kuznetsov-Ugamsky)
  • Type-depository: ZMUM.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1927d: 248.
  • Subspecies of rufus: Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929d: 9; Bolton, 1995b: 257.
  • Distribution: Kyrgyzstan.

References

• Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, N. N. 1927a. Vorläufige Uebersicht über die mittelasiatischen Formen der Gattung Messor (Hym., Form.). Folia Myrmecol. Termit. 1: 89-94 (page 92, (in key) worker described)
• Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, N. N. 1929d. The ants of the genus Messor in the fauna of Middle Asia. Acta Univ. Asiae Mediae Ser. 8A Zool. 6: 1-25 (page 9, Variety of rufus)