Messor capensis

Distribution
This taxon was described from South Africa. It is also found in Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  capensis. Atta capensis Mayr, 1862: 743 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1866b: 896 (q.m.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 30; in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1895h: 35; in Messor: Forel, 1910e: 444. Subspecies of barbarus: Emery, 1891b: 12; Forel, 1910e: 444; Arnold, 1920a: 405; Emery, 1922c: 98; Stitz, 1923: 150; Prins, 1963: 100. Status as species: Santschi, 1917e: 94; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 804; Bolton, 1982: 345. Senior synonym of braunsi, donisthorpei, pseudoaegyptiaca, schencki: Bolton, 1982: 345.
 * pseudoaegyptiaca. Aphaenogaster pseudoaegyptiaca Emery, 1884a: 384 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1920a: 409 (q.m.). Combination in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1895h: 35; in Messor: Santschi, 1917e: 94. Subspecies of capensis: Santschi, 1917e: 94. Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.
 * braunsi. Messor braunsi Forel, 1913a: 138 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Stitz, 1923: 149 (q.). Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.
 * schencki. Messor capensis var. schencki Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 805 (w.) NAMIBIA. [First available use of Messor barbarus subsp. capensis var. schencki Forel, 1910f: 15; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.
 * donisthorpei. Messor donisthorpei Santschi, 1937a: 51 (w.q.) NAMIBIA. Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.