Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920a: 163, pl. 5, figs. 3, 3a (s.w.) IRAN. Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Iran (“NW Persia”): (no further data), no. 50 (W.E. Evans). Primary type depository: BMNH (perhaps also OXUM).