Messor hellenius

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece.

Nomenclature

 *  hellenius. Messor hellenius Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 54 (w.q.) GREECE. [First available use of Messor barbarus st. varrialei var. hellenis Santschi, 1926f: 290; unavailable name.]

Type Material
Salata & Borowiec (2019): syntype (w.): v. hellenius | Santschi || [red label] || type || Messor | structor Lat. | varrialei Em || MUSEUM PARIS | SALONIQUE | D’RIVET 1918 || NOVEMBRE || Sammlung | Dr. F. Santschi | Kairouan || ANTWEB | CASENT0913186 (NHMB).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Santschi F. 1926. Travaux scientifiques de l'Armée d'Orient (1916-1918). Fourmis. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 32: 286-293.