Messor syriacus

Distribution
This taxon was described from Syria. It is found in the Middle East (Abdul-Rassoul et al. 2013).

Nomenclature

 *  syriacus. Messor syriacus Tohmé, G. 1969: 9 (w.m.) SYRIA. [First available use of Messor minor st. laboriosus var. syriacus Santschi, 1927c: 241; unavailable name.] Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. 1981: 146 (m.q.). Subspecies of minor: Arnol'di, 1977b: 1640; Arakelian, 1994: 37. Revived status as species: Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. 1981: 145; Collingwood, 1985: 252.

Additional References

 * Abdul-Rassoul, M.S., Ali, H.B. & Augul, R.SH. 2013. New Records of Unidentified Ants worker (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) stored in Iraqi Natural History Museum with key to Species. Adv. Biores., Vol 4 (2): 27-33.