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Checklist for Genus Messor Forel, 1890
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
745
19027
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
745
19027
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
292
9219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
12
1832
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMessor
Forel, 1890
153Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 153 Species
Messor Forel, 1910223SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
153 Species and 70 Subspecies
Messor abdelazizi Santschi, 1921
Messor aciculatus Smith, 1874Nuttall cockle
Messor aciculatus risianus Forel, 1922
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus aegyptiacus Emery, 1878
Messor aegyptiacus canaliculatus Donisthorpe, 1944
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus (Santschi, 1923)⇒ Messor foreli Santschi, 1923
Messor aegyptiacus phasianicus Bernard, 1953
Messor aegyptiacus tunetinus Santschi, 1923
Messor alexandri Tohme, 1981
Messor andrei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor andrei Mayr, 1886
Messor angularis Santschi, 1928
Messor antennatus Emery, 1908Grooved fingernailclam
Messor antennatus antennatus Emery, 1908
Messor antennatus fodorii Roeszler, 1942
Messor antennatus personatus (Santschi, 1931)⇒ Messor antennatus Emery, 1908
Messor aphaenogasteroides Pisarski, 1967
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor aralocaspius aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902
Messor aralocaspius infumatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius alfierii Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius ratus Menozzi, 1933
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor asmaae Sharaf, 2018
Messor atanassovi Atanassov, 1982
Messor atanassovii Atanassov, 1982Mottled fingernailclam
Messor barbarum Emery, 1878
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor barbarus gallaoides Santschi, 1929
Messor barbarus mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor barbarus nigricans Santschi, 1929
Messor barbarus politus Karavaiev, 1912
Messor barbarus sahlbergi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor barbarus santschii Emery, 1908
Messor barbarus semoni Forel, 1906
Messor barbarus structor korborum Emery, 1921
Messor beduinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Messor berbericus Bernard, 1955
Messor bernardi Cagniant, 1967
Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918
Messor boyeri Cagniant, 2006
Messor brevispinosus Santschi, 1923
Messor bucephalus Salata, Deme..., 2023
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor caducus glabrescens Arnol´di, 1977
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798European Seed Harvesting Ant
Messor capitatus nigricans Santschi, 1929
Messor carpathous Menozzi, 1936
Messor caviceps Forel, 1902
Messor celiae Reyes, 1985
Messor cephalotes Emery, 1895
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor chamberlini Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Messor chicoensis Smith, M.R., 1956
Messor clivorum (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Messor structor Latreille, 1798
Messor clivorum sevani (Arnol´di, 1977)⇒ Messor structor Latreille, 1798
Messor clypeatus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Messor collingwoodi Bolton, 1982Painted sunsetclam
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor creticus Salata & Bor..., 2019
Messor danaes Salata, Geor..., 2023
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor dentatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor desertora He & Song, 2009
Messor diabarensis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007
Messor erectus Espadaler, 1998
Messor erwini Orou, Csősz,..., 2023
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor excursionis alaschanicus Ruzsky, 1915
Messor excursionis fraternus Ruzsky, 1905
Messor excursionis sillemi Staercke, 1935
Messor ferreri Collingwood, 1993Confusing transennella
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor foreli brevispinosus Santschi, 1923
Messor foreli surcoufi Santschi, 1923
Messor fraternus Ruzsky, 1905
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor galla galla
Messor galla obscurus Menozzi & Co..., 1904
Messor grandinidus Emery, 1912
Messor hebraeus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor hellenicus Agosti & Col..., 1987
Messor hellenius Agosti & Col..., 1987Banded transennella
Messor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor himalayanus Forel, 1902
Messor hismai Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Messor hodnii Barech, Khal..., 2020
Messor hoggarensis Santschi, 1929
Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Messor incisus Stitz, 1923
Messor incorruptus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor inermis Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor instabilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Messor instabilis marocana
Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor isekram Bernard, 1977
Messor juliana Pergande, 1894
Messor julianus Pergande, 1894White strigilla
Messor kardamenae Salata & Bor..., 2023
Messor kasakorum Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor kasakorum nadezhdae Arnol´di, 1969
Messor kazakorum Arnoldi, 1969
Messor kisilkumensis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor laboriosus Santschi, 1927
Messor lamellicornis Arnoldi, 1968
Messor lariversi Smith, 1951Butter clam
Messor lobicornis Forel, 1894Lilliput
Messor lobicornis batnensis Forel, 1909
Messor lobicornis laurenti Santschi, 1939
Messor lobicornis normandi Santschi, 1918
Messor lobicornis rugosus André, 1881
Messor lobicornis rugulosus Santschi, 1926
Messor lobicornis submuticus Emery, 1908
Messor lobognathus Andrews, 1916California butterclam
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor luridus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor luridus virginalis Santschi, 1927
Messor lusitanicus Tinaut, 1985
Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor marikovskii Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor marocanus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor maroccanus Santschi, 1927
Messor mcarthuri
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor medioruber maurus Santschi, 1927
Messor medioruber montanus Santschi, 1927
Messor medioruber postpetiolatus Santschi, 1917
Messor medioruber postquadratus Santschi, 1932
Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor melancholicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor minor calabricus Santschi, 1927
Messor minor capreensis Santschi, 1927
Messor minor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor minor laboriosus (Santschi, 1927)⇒ Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969
Messor minor maurus Barquin, 1981
Messor minor minor André, 1883
Messor muraywahus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor muscatus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor muticus Nylander, 1849
Messor nahali Tohme, 1981
Messor niloticus Santschi, 1938
Messor nondentatus He & Song, 2009
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor oertzeni Forel, 1910Elegant dwarf cockle
Messor oertzeni amasiensis Emery, 1921
Messor olegianus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor picturatus maurus Santschi, 1927
Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor ponticus Steiner & al., 2018
Messor postpetiolatus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor postquadratus Santschi, 1932
Messor punctaticeps Barech, Khal..., 2020
Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Messor reticuliventris Karavaiev, 1910Milky venus
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor rufus Santschi, 1923Flat mysella
Messor rufus striolatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927
Messor rugesus
Messor rugesus crawleyi
Messor ruginodis Stitz, 1916
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor rugosus bodenheimeri Menozzi, 1933
Messor rugosus rugosus André, 1881
Messor sanctus Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Messor sanctus obscuriventris Poldi, 1995
Messor sanctus sanctus Forel, 1905
Messor sanganus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor santschii Emery, 1908
Messor sculpturatus Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor semirufus emeryi Santschi, 1927
Messor semirufus phasianicus Bernard, 1953
Messor semoni Forel, 1906
Messor smithi Cole, 1963
Messor sordidus (Forel, 1892)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor stoddardi Emery, 1895
Messor striatellus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Messor striativentris Emery, 1908
Messor striatulus Emery, 1891
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor structor aegaeus Menozzi, 1928
Messor structor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor structor structor Latreille, 1798
Messor structor tadzhikorum Arnol´di, 1969
Messor structor tyrrhenus Latreille, 1798
Messor subgracilinodis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor sultanus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Messor tadzhikorum Arnoldi, 1970
Messor tataricus (Ruzsky, 1905)⇒ Messor structor Latreille, 1798
Messor testaceus Donisthorpe, 1950
Messor timidus Espadaler, 1997
Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922
Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor valentinae Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor variabilis Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Messor varrialei Emery, 1921
Messor vaucheri Emery, 1908
Messor veneris Salata, Geor..., 2023
Messor vicinus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910Varnished liocyma


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