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''Messor'' is a myrmicine genus of ants with more than 100 species, all of which are harvester ants; the generic name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor. The subterranean colonies tend to be found in open fields and near roadsides, openings are directly to the surface. The ''Vessomessor'' genus was recently added to messor adding 8 more species. Colonies can achieve huge sizes and are notable for their intricately designed granaries in which seeds are stored in dry conditions, preventing germination. The structure of Messor spp. nests is complex and the genus on the whole is one of very accomplished architects. ''Messor'' spp. are polymorphic and have a distinct caste of macrocephalic dinoergates whose role is of carrying and cutting the large seeds which comprise much of the colonies' subsistence. Althouth they primarily feed on seeds, they occasionally eat insects and snails. Some snail shells possibly are taken into the nest because of their grain-like shape. Equipped with a tough shining cuticle, ''Messor'' spp. are slow moving and form long, seed-carrying runs. Colonies tend to be monogynous and are founded by a single queen alone. ==Species== * ''Messor abdelazizi'' Santschi, 1921 * ''Messor aciculatus'' (Smith, 1874) * ''Messor aegyptiacus'' (Emery, 1878) * ''Messor alexandri'' Tohme, 1981 * ''Messor andrei'' (Mayr, 1886) * ''Messor angularis'' Santschi, 1928 * ''Messor antennatus'' Emery, 1908 * ''Messor aphaenogasteroides'' Pisarski, 1967 * ''Messor aralocaspius'' Ruzsky, 1902 * ''Messor arenarius'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''Messor atanassovii'' Atanassov, 1982 * ''Messor barbarus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Messor beduinus'' Emery, 1922 * ''Messor berbericus'' Bernard, 1955 * ''Messor bernardi'' Cagniant, 1967 * ''Messor bouvieri'' Bondroit, 1918 * ''Messor buettikeri'' Collingwood, 1985 * ''Messor caducus'' (Victor, 1839) * ''Messor capensis'' (Mayr, 1862) * ''Messor capitatus'' (Latreille, 1798) * ''Messor carthaginensis'' Bernard, 1980 * ''Messor caviceps'' (Forel, 1902) * ''Messor celiae'' Reyes, 1985 * ''Messor cephalotes'' (Emery, 1895) * ''Messor ceresis'' Santschi, 1934 * ''Messor chamberlini'' Wheeler, 1915 * ''Messor clypeatus'' Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 * ''Messor collingwoodi'' Bolton, 1982 * ''Messor concolor'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor decipiens'' Santschi, 1917 * ''Messor dentatus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor denticornis'' Forel, 1910 * ''Messor denticulatus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor diabarensis'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor ebeninus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor excursionis'' Ruzsky, 1905 * ''Messor ferreri'' Collingwood, 1993 * ''Messor foreli'' Santschi, 1923 * ''Messor fraternus'' Ruzsky, 1905 * ''Messor galla'' (Mayr, 1904) * ''Messor hebraeus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor hellenius'' Agosti & Collingwood, 1987 * ''Messor himalayanus'' (Forel, 1902) * ''Messor hispanicus'' Santschi, 1919 * ''Messor ibericus'' Santschi, 1931 * ''Messor incisus'' Stitz, 1923 * ''Messor incorruptus'' Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929 * ''Messor inermis'' Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929 * ''Messor instabilis'' (Smith, 1858) * ''Messor intermedius'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor julianus'' (Pergande, 1894) * ''Messor kasakorum'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor kisilkumensis'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor lamellicornis'' Arnol'di, 1968 * ''Messor lariversi'' (Smith, 1951) * ''Messor lobicornis'' Forel, 1894 * ''Messor lobognathus'' Andrews, 1916 * ''Messor luebberti'' Forel, 1910 * ''Messor luridus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor lusitanicus'' Tinaut, 1985 * ''Messor maculifrons'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor marikovskii'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor marocanus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor medioruber'' Santschi, 1910 * ''Messor melancholicus'' Arnol'di, 1977 * ''Messor minor'' (Andre, 1883) * ''Messor nahali'' Tohme, 1981 * ''Messor niloticus'' Santschi, 1938 * ''Messor oertzeni'' Forel, 1910 * ''Messor olegianus'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor orientalis'' (Emery, 1898) * ''Messor perantennatus'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor pergandei'' (Mayr, 1886) * ''Messor piceus'' Stitz, 1923 * ''Messor picturatus'' Santschi, 1927 * ''Messor planiceps'' Stitz, 1917 * ''Messor postpetiolatus'' Santschi, 1917 * ''Messor regalis'' (Emery, 1892) * ''Messor reticuliventris'' Karavaiev, 1910 * ''Messor rufotestaceus'' (Foerster, 1850) * ''Messor rufus'' Santschi, 1923 * ''Messor ruginodis'' Stitz, 1916 * ''Messor rugosus'' (Andre, 1881) * ''Messor sanctus'' Emery, 1921 * ''Messor sculpturatus'' Carpenter, 1930 * ''Messor semirufus'' (Andre, 1883) * ''Messor semoni'' (Forel, 1906) * ''Messor smithi'' (Cole, 1963) * ''Messor sordidus'' (Forel, 1892) * ''Messor stoddardi'' (Emery, 1895) * ''Messor striatellus'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor striaticeps'' (Andre, 1883) * ''Messor striatifrons'' Stitz, 1923 * ''Messor striativentris'' Emery, 1908 * ''Messor structor'' (Latreille, 1798) * ''Messor subgracilinodis'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor sultanus'' Santschi, 1917 * ''Messor syriacus'' Tohme, 1969 * ''Messor testaceus'' Donisthorpe, 1950 * ''Messor timidus'' (Espadaler, 1997) * ''Messor tropicorum'' Wheeler, 1922 * ''Messor turcmenochorassanicus'' Arnol'di, 1977 * ''Messor valentinae'' Arnol'di, 1969 * ''Messor variabilis'' Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 * ''Messor vaucheri'' Emery, 1908 * ''Messor vicinus'' Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 * ''Messor wasmanni'' Krausse, 1910 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Messor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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