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Messor regalis (Emery, 1892) valid

Cratomyrmex regalis Emery, 1892f: 572, pl. 15, fig. 16 (q.) NIGERIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype queen (by designation of Bolton, 1982: 352). Primary type locality: Nigeria (“Afrique occidentale”): Benue (no collector’s name) (bought from Staudinger & Bang-Haas). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0904142. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.

Lectotype designation: Bolton, 1982: 352.
Santschi, 1913c: 307 (w.)
Combination in Messor (Cratomyrmex): Santschi, 1920d: 377
Combination in Messor: Bolton, 1982: 352.
Status as species: Emery, 1921c: 43; Santschi, 1913c: 307; Santschi, 1914d: 335; Santschi, 1920d: 377; Wheeler, 1922: 802; Bolton, 1982: 352 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 256.
Senior synonym of Messor regalis rubea: Bolton, 1982: 352; Bolton, 1995b: 256.
Senior synonym of Messor regalis sculpturatus: Bolton, 1982: 352; Bolton, 1995b: 256.

Junior synonyms

Messor regalis rubea (Santschi, 1913)
Obsolete combination(s): Cratomyrmex regalis rubea
Messor regalis sculpturatus (Stitz, 1916)
Obsolete combination(s): Messor sculpturatus, Cratomyrmex sculpturatus

Obsolete combinations

Cratomyrmex regalis

Citations

Bolton, B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmicine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 45:307-370. PDF
Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
Emery, C. 1892f ("1891"). Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886. Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 60:553-574. PDF
Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 + 7 plates. PDF
Santschi, F. 1913c. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57:302-314. PDF
Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 8:309-385. PDF
Santschi, F. 1920d. Formicides africains et américains nouveaux. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 88:361-390. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1139.

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