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Taxonomic history
| Mayr, 1866b PDF: 896 (q.m.). |
| Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b: 30; in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1895i PDF: 35; in Messor: Forel, 1910f PDF: 444. |
| Subspecies of Messor barbarus: Emery, 1891c: 12; Forel, 1910f PDF: 444; Arnold, 1920a PDF: 405; Emery, 1922d PDF: 98; Stitz, 1923: 150; Prins, 1963 PDF: 100. |
| Status as species: Santschi, 1917e PDF: 94; Wheeler, 1922: 804; Bolton, 1982 PDF: 345. |
| Senior synonym of Messor braunsi, Messor donisthorpei, Messor pseudoaegyptiaca, Messor schencki: Bolton, 1982 PDF: 345. |
Messor capensis. 1. Polymorphic workers; 2. Drone; 3. Queen. Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Cape Town, South Africa; 14 August 2016. Photos and collection by Philip Herbst
Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in Fynbos, 1 times found in Estuary.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times in soil, 1 times soil.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 3 times pooter.
Elevations: collected from 8 - 1500 meters, 669 meters average
Type specimens: Lectotype of Atta capensis: casent0916075; syntype of Aphaenogaster pseudoaegyptiaca: casent0904139; syntype of Messor capensis: casent0900466; syntype of Messor braunsi: casent0907742; syntype of Messor donisthorpei: casent0913166, casent0913167; type of Atta capensis: focol1259; type of Messor barbarus r. capensis var. schencki: focol1260; type of Messor braunsi: focol1269, focol1270
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