Messor ebeninus Santschi
  Iran list
Egypt list Type location Lebanon
(Messor barbarus subsp semirufus André v. ebenina
n. var.,
Forel, 1910a: 10; M. semirufus André
v. ebeninus (Forel), Santschi, 1927c: 229, worker; Finzi, 1936:
160,
queen; raised to species Thomé, G., 1971: 569, illustrated all forms;
illustration in Tohmé & Tohmé (1981b); see Collingwood, 1985: 259).
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  Forel's
(1910a) description is at  . Santschi's (1927c)
description is at  .
Note - Forel (1910a) noted that (BT translation) the
propodeum has large teeth, quite strong but obtuse; colour entirely
ebony black; sculpture stronger (than semirufus) and alitrunk
more matt. |
 From Egypt, what appears
to be ebeninus
was illustrated by Savigny (Audouin, J.-V. 1825-27: Plate 20 Fig 15).
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  Egypt record - Finzi (1936:
160) Marsa Matrouh (17.iii.1933) and Alexandria (11.i.1933); Mohamed et
al (2001, illustrated) & in El-Moursy et al (2001)
Sharaf list - material examined: Wadi El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South
Sinai), 19.ii.1999 (2); Wadi El-Arbaein, St.Catherine (South Sinai),
5.iii.1998 (2); El-Mafareq (South Sinai), 3.v.1998 (1); El-Mafareq
(South Sinai), 18.ii.1999 (1); El-Mafareq (South Sinai), 10.viii.1998
(1) Leg.Sharaf; Abu-Mena, 8.iv.1954 (8); Burg-El-Arab (Alexandria),
20.iii.1955 (5); Daqahliya, Egypt, 2.iii.1955 (1). (ASUC).
Mohamad thesis (1979) had - Mariut, 29.iii.1927 (Coll.Alf.) Abu
Mena, 8.iv.1954; Maamura (Alexandria), 2.iii.1955; Burg El-Arab
(Alexandria), 20.iii.1956; Durunka, 4.ii.1975;
Heliopolis,16,18.iii.1975; Pyramids, 5.xii.1975; Tanta (Nile Delta),
7.xii.1977; Wadi El-Natroun (Western desert), 1.ii.1978 (Coll.Ain.) |
 The photomontage of a cotype worker from the Santschi
collection
is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249823
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Messor ebeninus
B Taylor det.
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Egypt
M Sharaf
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17.viii.2007
Marsa Matrouh
31°31' N
27°14' E
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Kaseh Tourist Village
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5
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Messor ebeninus
B Taylor det. |
Israel
I Yarom
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10.ii.2001
Haeva
32.82° N
34.98° E
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Haeva Field School;
elev -125 m bsl
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3
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Messor ebeninus
B Taylor det. |
Iran
R Nafisi
22
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29.vi.2012
36°12'N
56°52'E
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Davarsan-Sabzevar-Khorasan
2999 ft
Farm land
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2
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Messor ebeninus
B Taylor det. |
Iran
E Aram
28
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13.v.2012
37.22°N
48.19°E
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Hastjin
1447 m
hand collected, mountain on soil
major & minor workers
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Messor ebeninus
B Taylor det.
male
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Iran
E Aram
31
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11.vii.2012
37.15°N
48.25°E
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Nemahil
700 m
hand collected
forest on tree
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Messor ?
B Taylor det.
queens
poss. ebeninus
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Iran
E Aram
01
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4.vi.2012
37.21°N
48.27°E |
Nowdeh
1485 m
hand collected
village garden
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2
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Images
of other morphs can be seen on Morphs
from Egypt and Morphs from
Israel
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Egypt, Ageba, Marsa
Matrouh; 31°21' N 27°14'E; 17.viii.2007; collector M R Sharaf.
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Iran,
Davarsan-Sabzevar-Khorasan; 29.vi.2012; collector R Nafisi (22).
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Iran,
Davarsan-Sabzevar-Khorasan; 29.vi.2012; collector R Nafisi (22).
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Iran,
Hashtjin; collector E Aram (28).
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 The
photomontage is of a male from Iran,
Hashtjin; collector E Aram (31).
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 The
photomontage is of an alate queen from Iran,
Hashtjin; collector E Aram (01).
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 The
photomontage is of an dealate queen from Iran,
Hashtjin; collector E Aram (01).
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