Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnoldi, 1977

Material: 65?, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Dena Protected Area (30°54'45''N, 51°24' 3 9''E), 2627 m asl, 6.VII.2007, leg. Omid Paknia ; 7?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests Nur, urban area (~ 36°33'N, 51°52'E), ~3 m asl, 17.III.2005, leg. Masud Tavakoli .

Remarks: Messor turcmenochorassanicus was recorded only from the Kopetdag Mountains in Turkmenistan (Arnoldi 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990).