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Taxonomic history
Found most commonly in these habitats: 5 times found in Ruderal, 4 times found in oak forest, 2 times found in seashore with frygana and Pinus trees, 2 times found in clay wasteland, 1 times found in open dry rocky, 2 times found in pine forest and roadsides, 1 times found in mountain village, 1 times found in salines, 1 times found in abandoned gardens, 1 times found in agricultural area, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 16 times on ground, 3 times Nest open in soil, 4 times under stone, 1 times nbp, 2 times foraging trail, 2 times Foraging, 1 times on path in field, 1 times in lawn, 1 times between saline plants, 1 times path, 1 times Open nest, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 9 times Hand, 6 times search.
Elevations: collected from 3 - 800 meters, 189 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1946-10-01 and 2019-09-06
Type specimens: syntype of Messor barbarus semirufus concolor: casent0904126; syntype of Messor semirufus concolor: casent0913219, casent0913220; Type of unavailable (unpublished?) quadrinomial: Messor instabilis concolor cretaeus: casent0913173, casent0913174