Messor testaceus Donisthorpe

Iran list

Type location Turkey (Messor testaceus sp. n. Donisthorpe, 1950: 68, major & minor workers) Hazer Golu, SE Turkey, C Kosswig, 30,vii. 1947 - see below.

Donisthorpe's (1950) description is at . 

The photomontage of the type media ? worker is collated from https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913184.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Messor testaceus B Taylor det.

Iran F Borjali 24

28.iv.2014 37°16035 N 49°35142 E 01 m

Rasht hand collected city, on ground 1300h

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The photomontage is of a major worker collected in Iran by F Borjali (24). This matches the overall shape, colour, etc. of the above type worker but is larger and has the typical head shape for most major workers of the genus.