Contents Miscellaneous ants - Iran
SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Messor
Messor hebraeus Santschi

Messor hebraeus Santschi

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{link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Israel (Messor semirufus André v. hebraeus n. var., Santschi, 1927c: 240, illustrated, worker; raised to species by Thomé & Thomé, 1981: 143) Jerusalem, Chadli Mrabet - see below.


Messor hebraeusSantschi's (1927c) description is at {original description}. Separated from other Messor species from Syria on the basis of the rounded tranzition from dorsum to declivity of the propodeum (Thomé & Thomé, 1981).


Messor hebraeus majorThe photomontage of the type major worker is collated from https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913184.


Messor hebraeus majorThe photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913185.


Oxford University Museum specimens

Messor hebraeus
B Taylor det.
Iran
V H Kia
50

1.viii.2014
35.02°N
50.34°E
1007 m
Khave, Qom
hand collected
park, on ground
1142h
1
{album}

{Messor hebraeus media} The photomontage is of a media worker collected in Iran by VH KIa (50).

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