Messor striatellus

Messor striatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Messor
Species:	M. striatellus
Binomial name
Messor striatellus Arnol'di, 1970

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China, Tajikistan (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.

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.

• striatellus. Messor striatellus Arnol'di, 1970a: 81, figs. 4(4), 5(1,2) (w.) TAJIKISTAN.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 6 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Tajikistan: Romit (Rytslina); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depository: ZMUM.
  • Status as species: Arnol’di, 1977b: 1647 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 257; He & Song, 2009: 724; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 45.
  • Distribution: China, Tajikistan.

References

• Arnol'di, K. V. 1970a. New species and races of the ant genus Messor (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zool. Zh. 49: 72-88 (page 81, Figs. 4, 5 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• He D.-H., and L. Song. 2009. A taxon of the ant genus Messor Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China, with description of two new species in desert region. Highlights of Sciencepaper Online 2: 720-725.
• Xia Yongjuan, and Zheng Zhemin. 1997. A survey of Formicidae form Xinjiang. Journal of Shaanxi Normal University 25(2): 64-66.