• Subspecies of Messor structor: Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929d: 14.
• Senior synonym of Messor rufitarsis darianus: Santschi, 1927d: 247; Pisarski, 1967a: 383; Pisarski, 1970a: 306; Tarbinsky, 1976: 54; Arnol'di, 1977b: 1644 (in key).
• [Note: Santschi, Pisarski, Tarbinsky, and Arnol’di all give Messor rufitarsis darianus as senior synonym, but Messor structor turanicus has priority (Bolton, 1995b: 258).]
• Junior synonym of Messor structor: Dlussky et al., 1990: 224; Bolton, 1995b: 258; Radchenko, 2016: 171.

Citations

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• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
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• Tarbinsky, Y. S. 1976. The ants of Kirghizia. [In Russian.]. Frunze: Ilim, 217 pp. PDF