Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Messor barbarus is a harvester ant species of the subfamily Myrmicinae found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa.

Family
Genus
Messor
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767) is a harvester ant species that belongs to the subfamily Myrmicinae. This species occurs in Southern Europe and Northern Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Messor

More from Formicidae

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