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Messor Harvester Ants
Messor
Messor is a myrmicine genus of ants with more than 100 species, all of which are harvester ants; the generic name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor. The subterranean colonies tend to be found in open fields and near roadsides, openings are directly to the surface. The Vessomessor genus was recently added to Messor, adding eight more species.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Barbarus-complex Harvester Ants
complexMessor barbarus
Structor-complex Harvester Ants
complexMessor structor
Wasmann's Harvester Ant
speciesMessor wasmanni
Messor bouvieri
speciesMessor bouvieri
Canary Islands Harvester Ant
speciesMessor minor
Cape Harvester Ant
speciesMessor capensis
Messor aciculatus
speciesMessor aciculatus
Messor marocanus
speciesMessor marocanus
Messor hebraeus
speciesMessor hebraeus
Messor denticulatus
speciesMessor denticulatus
Messor arenarius
speciesMessor arenarius
Messor ebeninus
speciesMessor ebeninus
Messor instabilis
speciesMessor instabilis
Messor cephalotes
speciesMessor cephalotes
Rugged Harvester Ant
speciesMessor striatifrons
Oertzen's Harvester Ant
speciesMessor oertzeni
Messor buettikeri
speciesMessor buettikeri
Deceptive Harvester Ant
speciesMessor decipiens
Messor lusitanicus
speciesMessor lusitanicus
Messor denticornis
speciesMessor denticornis
Messor galla
speciesMessor galla
Messor hispanicus
speciesMessor hispanicus
Messor himalayanus
speciesMessor himalayanus
Messor angularis
speciesMessor angularis
Messor foreli
speciesMessor foreli
Messor antennatus
speciesMessor antennatus
Messor semirufus
speciesMessor semirufus
Messor luebberti
speciesMessor luebberti
Egyptian Harvester Ant
speciesMessor aegyptiacus
Messor bucephalus
speciesMessor bucephalus
Messor aralocaspius
speciesMessor aralocaspius
Messor dentatus
speciesMessor dentatus
Messor incorruptus
speciesMessor incorruptus
Messor variabilis
speciesMessor variabilis
Messor caducus
speciesMessor caducus
Messor vaucheri
speciesMessor vaucheri
Syrian Harvester Ant
speciesMessor syriacus
Messor medioruber
speciesMessor medioruber
Messor lobicornis
speciesMessor lobicornis
Messor rufotestaceus
speciesMessor rufotestaceus
Messor ferreri
speciesMessor ferreri
Messor semoni
speciesMessor semoni
Messor picturatus
speciesMessor picturatus
Messor erectus
speciesMessor erectus
Messor intermedius
speciesMessor intermedius
Messor testaceus
speciesMessor testaceus
Messor abdelazizi
speciesMessor abdelazizi
Messor kasakorum
speciesMessor kasakorum
Messor celiae
speciesMessor celiae
Messor laboriosus
speciesMessor laboriosus
Messor concolor
speciesMessor concolor
Messor sanctus
speciesMessor sanctus
Messor atanassovii
speciesMessor atanassovii
Messor alexandri
speciesMessor alexandri
Messor vicinus
speciesMessor vicinus
Messor excursionis
speciesMessor excursionis
Messor lamellicornis
speciesMessor lamellicornis
Messor kisilkumensis
speciesMessor kisilkumensis
Messor creticus
speciesMessor creticus
Messor rufus
speciesMessor rufus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47335.