Messor

Orou, Noel, Csősz, Sándor, Arnan, Xavier, Pol, Rodrigo G., Arthofer, Wolfgang, Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C. & Steiner, Florian M., 2023, Messor erwini sp. n., a hitherto cryptic harvester ant in the Iberian Peninsula, Zoologischer Anzeiger 307, pp. 36-53 : 46

Messor also can be assumed from a global view.

5. Taxonomic key and formal descriptions

( Fig. 8A–J , 9 A-J, 10A-J, 11A-J)

Figures

Fig. 8. Messor barbarus major (A, C, E, G, H; collection code #19610) and minor (B, D, F, I, J; collection code #19612) workers. Lateral view of body (A, B); dorsal view of body (C, D); head in full-face view (E, F); frontal triangle in larger magnification (G, I); lateral view of petiole in larger magnification (H, J).

Fig. 9. Messor bouvieri major (A, C, E, G, H; collection code #19624) and minor (B, D, F, I, J; collection code #19620) workers. Lateral view of body (A, B); dorsal view of body (C, D); head in full-face view (E, F); frontal triangle in larger magnification (G, I); lateral view of petiole in larger magnification (H, J).