Messor semirufus emeryi

Messor semirufus emeryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Messor
Species group:	instabilis
Species complex:	semirufus
Species:	M. semirufus
Subspecies:	M. semirufus emeryi
Trinomial name
Messor semirufus emeryi Santschi, 1927

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 31.866667° to 31.766667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Israel (type locality), Lebanon.

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• emeryi. Messor semirufus var. emeryi Santschi, 1927c: 247 (w.) ISRAEL.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Israel: Jerusalem (Saulcy), Israel: Festa (Jericho) (Saulcy).
  • Type-depositories: MSNG, NHMB.
  • Subspecies of semirufus: Bolton, 1995b: 254; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 42.
  • Distribution: Israel.

References

• Salata, S., Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Georgiadis, C., Borowiec, L. 2023. Review of the Messor semirufus complex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Greece. ZooKeys 1185, 105–142 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1185.111484).
• Santschi, F. 1927d. Revision des Messor du groupe instabilis Sm. (Hymenopt.). Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 27: 225-250 (page 247, worker described)