Messor cephalotes

Distribution
This taxon was described from Ethiopia.

Nomenclature

 *  cephalotes. Stenamma (Messor) barbarum subsp. cephalotes Emery, 1895a: 179 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Menozzi, 1939c: 102 (q.m.). Combination in Messor: Emery, 1908e: 443; in Sphaeromessor: Bernard, 1985: 48; in Messor: Bolton, 1995b: 253. Raised to species: Emery, 1908e: 443. Senior synonym of plinii: Bolton, 1982: 346.
 * plinii. Messor plinii Santschi, 1912b: 165 (s.w.) KENYA. Combination in Sphaeromessor: Bernard, 1985: 48; in Messor: Bolton, 1995b: 256. Subspecies of cephalotes: Santschi, 1917e: 94. Junior synonym of cephalotes: Bolton, 1982: 346; Bolton, 1995b: 256.

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]]