Messor barbarus politus

Distribution
This taxon was described from Algeria.

Nomenclature

 *  politus. Messor barbarus var. politus Karavaiev, 1912a: 6 (s.w.) ALGERIA. Senior synonym of dentiscapus: Bolton, 1995b: 256.
 * dentiscapus. Messor barbarus var. dentiscapus Finzi, 1930b: 15 (w.) ALGERIA. [First available use of Messor barbarus subsp. capitatus var. dentiscapa Forel, 1909e: 371; unavailable name.] Material referred to politus by Emery, 1922c: 97, hence junior synonym of politus as the latter has priority: Bolton, 1995b: 253.