Messor structor (Latreille 1798)

Various open habitats, nests in (stony) ground

Submediterranean SLO

Extant: 1 valid subspecies

Formica structor Latreille, 1798 PDF: 46 (w.m.) FRANCE. Palearctic. Primary type information: Neotype. FRANCE FR020 300m E Gignac S of Brive-la Gaillarde (1°28′E/45°0′N) 01.10.2006 leg. Galkowski Neotypus Top specimen (NHMW) AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Latreille, 1802a PDF: 237 (q.).Combination in Manica: Jurine, 1807 PDF: 279.Combination in Atta: Latreille, 1809 PDF: 130; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 PDF: 174; Mayr, 1855 PDF: 464; Smith, 1858a PDF: 162.Combination in Myrmica: Nylander, 1856b PDF: 85.Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b PDF: 29.Combination in Aphaenogaster (Messor): Forel, 1892j PDF: 316.Combination in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1898c PDF: 126.Combination in Messor: Emery, 1897g: 238; Ruzsky, 1903b PDF: 315; Emery, 1908f PDF: 455.Subspecies of Messor barbarus: Emery, 1908f PDF: 455; Forel, 1910a PDF: 9; Karavaiev, 1911a PDF: 67; Forel, 1911f PDF: 346; Emery, 1912f PDF: 96; Karavaiev, 1912a PDF: 10; Stitz, 1914 PDF: 69; Emery, 1914c PDF: 156; Emery, 1915f PDF: 1; Wheeler & Mann, 1916 PDF: 170; Emery, 1916a PDF: 143; Santschi, 1917e PDF: 91; Escherich, 1917: 327; Menozzi, 1918 PDF: 83; Santschi, 1921a PDF: 110; Menozzi, 1921 PDF: 26; Emery, 1921b PDF: 210; Emery, 1921c PDF: 73; Soudek, 1922b PDF: 34; Finzi, 1923a PDF: 3; Emery, 1924b PDF: 12; Ceballos, 1956: 301.Status as species: Latreille, 1802a PDF: 236; Jurine, 1807 PDF: 279; Latreille, 1809 PDF: 130; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 PDF: 174; Schilling, 1839 PDF: 56; Brullé, 1840: 84; Schenck, 1852 PDF: 113; Mayr, 1855 PDF: 464 (redescription); Nylander, 1856b PDF: 85; Gredler, 1858 PDF: 30; Smith, 1858a PDF: 162; Roger, 1859 PDF: 253; Mayr, 1861 PDF: 66 (in key); Smith, 1861a PDF: 35; Roger, 1863b PDF: 29; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 397; Mayr, 1867a PDF: 93 (redescription); Emery, 1869b PDF: 17; Walker, 1871: 10; Dours, 1873 PDF: 167; Forel, 1874 PDF: 74 (in key); André, 1874c: 195 (in key); Mayr, 1877a: 14; Emery, 1878: 58; Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 461; Mayr, 1880 PDF: 33; Emery, 1881b PDF: 534; André, 1883b: 353 (in key); Forel, 1886e PDF: clxviii; Forel, 1889 PDF: 257; Nasonov, 1889: 37; Saunders, 1890 PDF: 204; Forel, 1892j PDF: 316; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 105; Forel, 1895e PDF: 227; Ruzsky, 1896 PDF: 74; Emery, 1898c PDF: 140; Ruzsky, 1902a PDF: 235; Ruzsky, 1902d PDF: 27; Ruzsky, 1903b PDF: 315; Forel, 1904c PDF: 373; Ruzsky, 1905b: 728; Forel, 1906c PDF: 190; Forel, 1907h PDF: 15; Forel, 1909c PDF: 104; Forel, 1915d: 35 (in key); Bondroit, 1918 PDF: 150; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1923b PDF: 256; Müller, 1923b PDF: 60; Finzi, 1924a PDF: 13; Lomnicki, 1925b PDF: 2; Wheeler, 1926a PDF: 2; Donisthorpe, 1926a PDF: 7; Menozzi, 1926b PDF: 181; Karavaiev, 1926b PDF: 101; Karavaiev, 1927a PDF: 286; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927a PDF: 92 (in key); Karavaiev, 1927d: 261 (in key); Kutter, 1927a PDF: 99; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929d PDF: 12; Finzi, 1929 PDF: 90; Karavaiev, 1929d PDF: 209; Finzi, 1930d PDF: 312; Cori & Finzi, 1931 PDF: 238; Santschi, 1931a: 4; Soudek, 1931 PDF: 8; Arnol'di, 1933a: 600 (in key); Karavaiev, 1934: 108; Grandi, 1935 PDF: 100; Zimmermann, 1935 PDF: 14; Finzi, 1936 PDF: 160; Finzi, 1939c PDF: 155; Donisthorpe, 1950e PDF: 1059; Consani & Zangheri, 1952 PDF: 40; Bernard, 1955a PDF: 361 (in key); Bernard, 1956b PDF: 258; Baroni Urbani, 1964a PDF: 2; Baroni Urbani, 1964b PDF: 41; Baroni Urbani, 1964c PDF: 150; Bernard, 1967a PDF: 144 (redescription); Baroni Urbani, 1968e PDF: 436; Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969 PDF: 64; Baroni Urbani, 1971c PDF: 66; Baroni Urbani, 1974a PDF: 232; Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 81 (in key); Schembri & Collingwood, 1981 PDF: 427; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 54; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b PDF: 271 (in key); Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 156 (in key); Le Moli & Rosi, 1991: 30; Arakelian, 1994 PDF: 38; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Mei, 1995 PDF: 762; Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 30; Cagniant & Espadaler, 1998 PDF: 423; Gallé et al., 1998: 214; Czechowski et al., 2002 PDF: 37; Markó & Csosz, 2002 PDF: 116; Karaman & Karaman, 2003 PDF: 43; Bračko, 2006 PDF: 137; Cagniant, 2006 PDF: 197; Markó et al., 2006 PDF: 69; Petrov, 2006 PDF: 92 (in key); Schultz et al., 2006 PDF: 203; Bračko, 2007 PDF: 17; Seifert, 2007: 214; Werner & Wiezik, 2007 PDF: 140, 147; Zryanin & Zryanina, 2007 PDF: 231; Wetterer et al., 2007 PDF: 14; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008 PDF: 139; Paknia et al., 2008 PDF: 155; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 489; Vonshak & Ionescu-Hirsch, 2009 PDF: 43; Boer, 2010: 61; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010 PDF: 15; Csosz et al., 2011 PDF: 56; Karaman, 2011b PDF: 38; Legakis, 2011 PDF: 11; Borowiec & Salata, 2012 PDF: 515; Czechowski et al., 2012: 119; Guénard & Dunn, 2012 PDF: 45; Kiran & Karaman, 2012 PDF: 20; Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 112; Lebas et al., 2016: 298; Radchenko, 2016: 171; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c 10.5281/zenodo.2199191 PDF: 46; Seifert, 2018: 177; Steiner et al., 2018 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.005 PDF: 399 (redescription); Salata & Borowiec, 2019a 10.3906/zoo-1809-41 PDF: 64.Senior synonym of Messor aedificator: Mayr, 1855 PDF: 464; Smith, 1858a PDF: 162; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 397; Roger, 1863b PDF: 29; André, 1874c: 203 (in list); Forel, 1874 PDF: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 462; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 105; Emery, 1921c PDF: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Czechowski et al., 2002 PDF: 37; Czechowski et al., 2012: 120; Radchenko, 2016: 171; Steiner et al., 2018 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.005 PDF: supplementary material, 6.Senior synonym of Messor rufitarsis darianus: Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Radchenko, 2016: 171.Senior synonym of Messor rufitarsis jakowlevi: Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Radchenko, 2016: 171.Senior synonym of Messor lapidum: Nylander, 1856b PDF: 85; Smith, 1858a PDF: 162; Smith, 1861a PDF: 35; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 397; Roger, 1863b PDF: 29; Forel, 1874 PDF: 100 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 462; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 105; Ruzsky, 1905b: 728; Emery, 1921c PDF: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Radchenko, 2016: 171; Steiner et al., 2018 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.005 PDF: 399.Senior synonym of Messor structor romanus: Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 257.Senior synonym of Messor rufitarsis Fabricius: Nylander, 1856b PDF: 85; Smith, 1858a PDF: 162; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 397; Roger, 1863b PDF: 29; Forel, 1874 PDF: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 462; Nasonov, 1889: 37; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 105; Ruzsky, 1905b: 728; Emery, 1921c PDF: 73; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 54; Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 154; Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 115; Arakelian, 1994 PDF: 39; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Gallé et al., 1998: 214; Czechowski et al., 2002 PDF: 37; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008 PDF: 139; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 489; Csosz et al., 2011 PDF: 56; Legakis, 2011 PDF: 11; Czechowski et al., 2012: 120; Kiran & Karaman, 2012 PDF: 20; Radchenko, 2016: 171; Steiner et al., 2018 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.005 PDF: 399.Senior synonym of Messor structor subpolitus: Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Radchenko, 2016: 171.Senior synonym of Messor structor turanicus: Dlussky et al., 1990 PDF: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 257; Radchenko, 2016: 171.

Messor muticus Nylander, 1849

Messor barbarus varrialei Emery, 1921

Messor clivorum Ruzsky, 1905

Messor rufitarsis Fabricius, 1804

Records

(Map 20): Bulgaria [ Agosti and Collingwood 1987a (as Messor muticus ), Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992 ]; Western Predbalkan:Rachene river valley [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum ), Vassilev 1984 ]; Central Predbalkan:Dermantsi vill. (Lukovit) [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis ), Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Western Stara Planina Mts: Milanovo vill., Lakatnik station [ Atanassov 1934 , 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis ), Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )], Vrattsata loc., Zgorigrad vill. [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )], Vratsa [ Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor clivorum )], Chepan Mt. (Dragoman) ( Borisova et al. 2005 ); Zemen Gorge: Skakavitsa waterfall, Zemen station [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )], Zemen ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a ); Sofia Basin: surroundings of Sofia ( Antonova and Penev 2006 ); Lyulin Mt. ( Vassilev and Evtimov 1973 ); Vitosha Mt. [ Hubenov et al. 1998 (as Messor clivorum )]: Boyana [ Atanassov 1934 (as Messor barbarus structor var. mutica ), 1952 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Plana Mt.: Pasarel vill., Peyova buka hut (Pasarel vill.), Grobat peak ( Vagalinski and Lapeva-Gjonova in press ); Podbalkan Basins: Rose valley [ Atanassov et al. 1955 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Ihtimanska Sredna Gora: Benkovski peak [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Lozenska Planina Mt. ( Vassilev and Evtimov 1973 ); north of Pasarel vill. ( Antonova and Penev 2008 ); Thracian Lowland: Pazardzhik ( Forel 1892 ), Plovdiv ( Forel 1911 ), Harmanli [ Urbanski 1975 (as Messor rufitarsis )]; Bakadzhik-Burgas district: Aytos ( Forel 1892 ), Mandra lake [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor clivorum )]; Osogovska Planina Mt.: Hisarlaka [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Ograzhden Mt. [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Belasitsa Mt.: at the foot of Belasitsa Mt. [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor structor rufitarsis )]; Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley: Kresna gorge [ Atanasov 1936 (as Messor structor rufitarsis )], surroundings of Parvomay vill., along Strumeshnitsa river [ Atanassov 1964 (as Messor barbarus varrialei )], Petrich [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Slavianka Mt.: Petrovo vill. [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )]; Western Rhodopi Mts: Asenovgrad ( Forel 1892 ), Smilyan vill. (Smolyan) ( Hlaváč et al. 2007 ); Eastern Rhodopi Mts: Dedets vill. (Zlatograd), Byal Izvor vill. (Arda), Momchilgrad, Madzharovo, between Dabovets and Kamilski dol vill. (Ivaylovgrad), Odrintsi vill. (Ivaylovgrad), Padalo vill. (Krumovgrad) ( Lapeva-Gjonova 2004a ), Daskalovo ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a ); Northern Black Sea coast: Evksinograd palace [ Atanassov 1936 (as Messor barbarus varrialei and Messor rufitarsis )], Balchik ( Schlick-Steiner et al. 2006a ); Southern Black Sea coast: Nesebar ( Barrett 1970 ), Mandra lake (Burgas) [ Atanassov and Vassileva 1976 (as Messor rufitarsis romanus )].