Messor picturatus Santschi 1927

Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927 (Figure 25) Messor sublaeviceps var. picturatus Santschi, 1927, p. 243 (w.q.) Algeria. Palaearctic. Diagnosis Worker. This species matches the description of ebeninus in all respects but can be easily diagnosed by the following characters: dorsum of head completely sculptured to posterior margin of head and general appearance dull; posterior margin of head without setae or with one pair; eyes smaller with fewer ommatidia in the longest row; strongly sculptured mesosoma. Material examined One site: 7. Geographic range. This species, originally described from Algeria, has been reported from the KSA and Kuwait, and is also known from North Africa (Collingwood 1985; Collingwood and Agosti 1996). Ecology and biology. Unknown.