Messor arenarius

Distribution
This taxon was described from North Africa.

Nomenclature

 *  arenarius. Formica arenaria Fabricius, 1787: 310 (w.) NORTH AFRICA. André, 1883b: 366 (q.); Emery, 1891b: 12 (q.m.); Forel, 1902a: 148 (m.). Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 29; in A. (Messor): Forel, 1890a: lxx; in Messor: Forel, 1894d: 45; in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1898c: 125; in Messor: Emery, 1908e: 439. Senior synonym of amaurocyclia, scalpturata: Roger, 1862c: 292; of bugnioni: Forel, 1904f: 424. Current subspecies: nominal plus alfierii, diabolus, ratus, thebaicus. See also: Emery, 1908e: 439; Santschi, 1938a: 32.
 * amaurocyclia. Myrmica amaurocyclia Foerster, 1850b: 486 (w.) ALGERIA. Junior synonym of arenarius: Roger, 1862c: 292.
 * scalpturata. Myrmica scalpturata Nylander, 1856b: 83 (w.) ALGERIA. Junior synonym of arenarius: Roger, 1862c: 292.
 * bugnioni. Stenamma (Messor) bugnioni Forel, 1904c: 13 (w.) ALGERIA. Junior synonym of arenarius: Forel, 1904f: 424.