Messor luridus Santschi

Miscellaneous list Type location Turkey (Messor luridus n. sp. Santschi, 1927c: 245, workers; first description was unavailable name Stenamma (Messor) barbarus L. subsp. caducus Motsch. var. lurida Emery, 1898c: 139, workers) Biledjik, Dr Escherich - no type images on Antweb (January 2016).
Subspecies virginalis (Messor luridus emery v. virginalis n. var. Santschi, 1927c: 245, major worker) from Syria, Latakia (Lattaguiech) by Gribodo - see below

Emery's (1898c) description is at
Santschi's (1927c) description is at .

The photomontage of the virginalis type major worker is collated from https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent09041252 .

Oxford University Museum specimens

Messor luridus B Taylor det.

Jordan T Stalling MYR0237

29.v.2009 Ajloun 39°19'21.5" N 35°43'03.5" E

Ajloun governorate, Ajloun    900 m minor worker

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Major - The photomontage is of a minor worker collected in Jordan by Thomas Stalling.