Contents Miscellaneous ants - Israel
SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Messor
Messor ceresis Santschi

Messor ceresis Santschi

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{link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Lebanon (Messor ceresis n. sp. Santschi, 1934d: 274, workers) Beirut, 5.viii.1933, Mme de Goumois - see below.


Santschi's (1934d) description is at {original description}.


Messor ceresisThe photomontage of the type major (?) worker is collated from https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913172 .


Oxford University Museum specimens

Messor ceresis
B Taylor det.

Jordan
T Stalling
MYR0453

20.v.2009
Ma' an Shawbak
30°31'58" S
35°33'08" E
1400 m

1
{album}
Messor ceresis
B Taylor det.
Iran
V H Kia
49

9.v.2014
34.64°N
50.88°E
958 m
Kokab, Qom
hand collected
park, under stone
1653h
1
{album}
Messor ceresis
B Taylor det.
Iran
F Borjali
26
28.iv.2014
37°4724 N
49°4587 E
-22 m
Anzali
hand collected
city, soil, 0815h
1
{album}

{Messor ceresis minor}The photomontage is of a worker collected in Jordan by Thomas Stalling (MYR0453).


{Messor ceresis minor} The photomontage is of a worker collected in Iran by F Borjali (26).


{Messor ceresis}The photomontage is a worker collected in Iran by V H Kia (49)

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