AntCat
Protonym: Messor veneris
Authorship Salata et al., 2023: 134, figs. 29-34
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality GREECE (Milos)
Etymology Named after Venus de Milo (= Aphrodite of Milos), an ancient Greek sculpture discovered by a Greek farmer inside a buried niche within the ancient city ruins of Milos – the terra typica of Messor veneris. The epithet is genitive.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Greece: Cyclades, Milos, Mount Elias loc. 2, 380 m, 36.6771, 24.3918, 5.vi.2022, CYC118 (S. Salata), Collection MNHW, Formicidae. Primary type depository: MNHW. Primary type specimen: MNHW-GR03205.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 14 paratype major workers, 8 paratype medium workers, 11 paratype minor workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype major, 6 paratype medium, 3 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype; 7 paratype major, 1 paratype medium, 4 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype but different nest; 5 paratype major, 1 paratype medium, 4 paratype minor workers Greece: Cyclades, Milos, Mount Elias loc. 1, 369 m, 36.6783, 24.3898, 5.vi.2022, CYC117 (S. Salata), Collection MNHW, Formicidae. Secondary type depository: MNHW. Secondary type specimens: MNHW-GR03204, MNHW-GR03203.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Messor veneris Species Valid Original combination