Messor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messor
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:antennalSegments 12
gptkbp:bodySizeRange 3-10 mm
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:colonies polymorphic
gptkbp:color black
brown
red
gptkbp:commonName harvester ant
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Félix_Édouard_Guérin-Méneville
gptkbp:describedYear 1853
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:ecologicalRole seed dispersal
gptkbp:family gptkb:Formicidae
gptkbp:feedingType granivorous
gptkbp:foragingBehavior seed harvesting
gptkbp:hasMaleCaste true
gptkbp:hasQueenCaste true
gptkbp:hasWorkerCaste true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messor
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:mandibleShape gptkb:broadcaster
gptkbp:nesting underground nests
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Messor_barbarus
Messor capitatus
Messor structor
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Myrmicinae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Messor_barbarus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:harvester_ants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7