Messor muraywahus Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 319, fig. 6 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Saudi Arabia: Al-Muraywah, 28°45’N, 44°00’E, 28.x.1986 (W. Büttiker). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps NHMB or WMLC). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: unknown (perhaps NHMB or WMLC). Type notes: Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 301, say “All type material is housed in NHMB and duplicates placed in appropriate institutes and museums of the contributing countries”; this apparently was never done.