Messor regalis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Nigeria. It is also found in Congo, Benin and Ivory Coast.

Nomenclature

 *  regalis. Cratomyrmex regalis Emery, 1892d: 572, pl. 15, fig. 16 (q.) NIGERIA. Santschi, 1913c: 307 (w.). Combination in Messor (Cratomyrmex): Santschi, 1920d: 377. Senior synonym of rubea, sculpturatus: Bolton, 1982: 352.
 * rubea. Cratomyrmex regalis var. rubea Santschi, 1913c: 308 (w.) BENIN. [Misspelled as rubra by Emery, 1921f: 43.] Junior synonym of regalis: Bolton, 1982: 352.
 * sculpturatus. Cratomyrmex sculpturatus Stitz, 1916: 377, fig. 2 (w.) CONGO. Subspecies of regalis: Santschi, 1920d: 378 (in text); Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 802. Junior synonym of regalis: Bolton, 1982: 352.

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]]