Messor orientalis (Emery, 1898)

Demetriou, Jakovos, Georgiadis, Christos, Ralli, Vasiliki, Salata, Sebastian & Borowiec, Lech, 2024, Setting the record straight: a re-examination of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Cyprus deposited at the Museum of Zoology of Athens, Zootaxa 5523 (1), pp. 49-69 : 60

Messor orientalis (Emery, 1898)

Stenamma (Messor) structor var. orientalis Emery, 1898

Limassol • Lemessos, Lofou ; 34.8175, 32.8751; 750 m alt.; 12.V.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Messor meridionalis ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 20.VII–03.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana; ZMUA, 5 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 3–17.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana; ZMUA, 5 w. . • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 3–17.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana, previously identified as Messor structor ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Lemessos, Koilani ; 34.85, 32.8509; 980 m alt.; 20.VII–03.VIII.2013; Katerina Leonidou leg.; pitfall traps, vineyard, next to phrygana, previously identified as Trichomyrmex perplexus ; ZMUA, 1 w. — Nicosia • Lefkosia, Lythrodontas , Gyalias dam ; 34.9713, 33.2856; 420 m alt.; 23.II.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; ZMUA, 6 w. • Lefkosia, Kotsiatis , near the bridge; 35.0128, 33.3524; 270 m alt.; 23.II.2007, Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Messor alexandri ; ZMUA, 1 w. — Paphos • Pafos, Kato Pafos , Faros ; 34.7606, 32.4058; 15 m alt.; 16–30.VII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana, 200 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Kato Pafos , Faros ; 34.7606, 32.4058; 15 m alt.; 16–23.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana, 200 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Kato Pafos , Faros ; 34.7606, 32.4058; 15 m alt.; 16–23.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana, 200 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Messor wasmanni ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Kato Pafos , Faros ; 34.7606, 32.4058; 15 m alt.; 16–23.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana, 200 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Messor alexandri ; ZMUA, 2 w. • Pafos, Kato Pafos , Faros ; 34.7606, 32.4058; 15 m alt.; 30.VII–16.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana, 200 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol; ZMUA, 2 w. • Pafos, Lara, White River Beach ; 34.9118, 32.3265; 12 m alt.; 18.VII– 02.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; sand dunes, 10 m from the sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Lara, White River Beach ; 34.9118, 32.3265; 12 m alt.; 18.VII–02.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; sand dunes, 10 m from the sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol, previously identified as Messor structor ; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Lara, Ag. Georgios ; 34.9106, 32.3265; 30 m alt.; 17–24.VIII.2013; Charoula Tsipouridou leg.; phrygana next to road, 10 m from sea, pitfall traps, ethylene glycol; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 21.II.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; ZMUA, 3 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 21.II.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Messor structor ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 21.II.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; previously identified as Messor alexandri ; ZMUA, 1 w. • Pafos, Skoulli riv. ; 34.9791, 32.4568; 90 m alt.; 13.V.2007; Anastasios Legakis leg.; ZMUA, 3 w.