| Authorship | Santschi, 1927d: 244 | 
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| Forms | w.q. | 
| Bioregion | Palearctic | 
| Locality | TUNISIA | 
| Primary type information | Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Tunisia: Kairouan (F. Santschi). Primary type depository: NHMB. | 
| Messor medioruber maurus | Subspecies | Obsolete combination an obsolete combination of Messor picturatus maurus Santschi, 1927 | |
| Messor picturatus maurus | Subspecies | Valid | |
| Messor sublaeviceps maurus | Subspecies | Obsolete combination an obsolete combination of Messor picturatus maurus Santschi, 1927 | Original combination |