Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Tunisia.

Nomenclature

 * . Messor aegyptiacus var. fossulatus Santschi, 1923f: 323, fig. 1c,d (w.q.m.) TUNISIA, ALGERIA.
 * Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s), syntype male(s) (numbers not stated).
 * Type-locality: Tunisia: Bathen (F. Santschi).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Subspecies of aegyptiacus: Menozzi, 1927g: 382; Menozzi, 1932e: 452; Menozzi, 1934: 158; Menozzi, 1940: 267; Finzi, 1940: 157; Bernard, 1953a: 142 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 254; Barech, et al. 2020: 15.
 * Junior synonym of foreli: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1998: 428.
 * Senior synonym of surcoufi: Barech, et al. 2020: 15.
 * Distribution: Algeria, Libya, Tunisia.
 * surcoufi. Messor aegyptiacus var. surcoufi Santschi, 1923f: 324 (w.q.) ALGERIA.
 * Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
 * Type-locality: Algeria: Sahara, El Golea (Surcouf).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1929c: 98; Santschi, 1934f: 166.
 * Subspecies of aegyptiacus: Bernard, 1953a: 142 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 257.
 * Subspecies of foreli: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1998: 428; Cagniant, 2006a: 197.
 * Junior synonym of fossulatus: Barech, et al. 2020: 15.