Messor tropicorum

Distribution
This taxon was described from Angola.

Nomenclature

 *  tropicorum. Messor capensis var. tropicorum Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 805 (w.) ANGOLA. [First available use of Messor barbarus subsp. capensis var. tropicorum Forel, 1910e: 444; unavailable name.] Raised to species and senior synonym of laevifrons, nigriventris: Bolton, 1982: 354.
 * laevifrons. Messor denticornis var. laevifrons Stitz, 1923: 148 (w.) NAMIBIA. Junior synonym of tropicorum: Bolton, 1982: 354.
 * nigriventris. Messor braunsi var. nigriventris Stitz, 1923: 150 (w.) NAMIBIA. Junior synonym of tropicorum: Bolton, 1982: 354.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Bolton 1982.pdf|Bolton, B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 46: 307-370 PDF]]