Messor aegyptiacus (Emery)

Type location Egypt (Aphaenogaster barbara L. var. aegyptiaca, Emery, 1878b: 57, worker & queen; Emery, 1908e: 452, male - using name Messor barbarus aegyptiacus Emery; raised to species Santschi, 1923f: 320) - see below
subspecies
brevispinosus (Messor aegyptiacus Em. var. brevispinosus Stitz, n. var., Santschi, 1923f: 322, worker) from Morocco
canaliculatus (Donisthorpe, 1944a: 1, illustrated, soldier & worker) from Algeria - see below
felah (Messor aegyptiacus Em. var. felah n. var., Santschi, 1923f: 321, illustrated, soldier & worker) from Egypt - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913144
phasianicus (Bernard, 1953a: 143, in key) from Algeria - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913627
tunetinus (Messor barbarus aegyptiacus Emery var. tunetina n., Emery, 1922c: 96; Santschi, 1923f: 321, worker; Finzi, 1930b: 14, queen) - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0904122
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hoggarensis (Santschi, 1929c: 98, illustrated, worker & queen) from Algeria - raised to species Cagniant & Espadaler (1998: 427) - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913147

Emery's (1878b) description is at . Emery's (1908e) description is at .

Santschi's (1923f) review is at , illustrations right.

Recorded by André (1884b: 245) from Sudan, collected by Dr Paolo Magretti, workers.

The photomontage of a major worker, presumably from the type collection, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904120
The small label refers to the Stitz species Messor regalis sculpturatus.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Messor aegyptiacus B Taylor det.	Egypt M F Ali	2008 El Minia 28°7'9.840"N 30°44'39.840"E	Hand collected	4
Messor aegyptiacus B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 51	2012 Al Musawart 16°32.66' N 33°46.71'  E	Four morphs - media 1 to minima ?	4

The photomontage is of a media 1 worker from Egypt; El Minia; collector M Fadl Ali.

The photomontage is of a media worker from Egypt; Ferlo; collector Fadl Ali.

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Egypt; Ferlo; collector Fadl Ali.

The photomontage is of a large media worker from Sudan; Al Musawart; collector Awatif Omer.

The photomontage is of a worker collected and photographed by Mostafa Sharaf in Egypt.

The photomontage of the canaliculatus type is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent09004823