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Messor similis
| Messor similis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor rufus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor similis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor rufus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- similis. Messor similis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927a: 93 (in key) (w.) KYRGYZSTAN. Junior synonym of rufus: Santschi, 1927d: 248; of karawajevi: Tarbinsky, 1976: 59; of rufus: Arnol'di, 1977b: 1642.
References
- Arnol'di, K. V. 1977b. Review of the harvester ants of the genus Messor (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the fauna of the USSR. Zool. Zh. 5 56: 1637-1648 (page 1642, Junior synonym of rufus)
- Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, N. N. 1927a. Vorläufige Uebersicht über die mittelasiatischen Formen der Gattung Messor (Hym., Form.). Folia Myrmecol. Termit. 1: 89-94 (page 93, (in key) worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1927d. Revision des Messor du groupe instabilis Sm. (Hymenopt.). Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 27: 225-250 (page 248, Junior synonym of rufus)
- Tarbinsky, Y.S. 1976. The ants of Kirghizia. Frunze: Ilim, 217 pp. (page 59, Junior synonym of karawajevi)