Messor variabilis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927

Material: 4 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park (37°20'57''N, 56°14'44''E), 1254 m asl, 28.V2007, leg. Omid Paknia ; 6?, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park (34°45'47''N, 52°10'24''E), 1051 m asl, 23.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia .

Remarks: M. variabilis is distributed in plains and foothills of Central Asia, where it inhabits different kinds of deserts (Arnoldi 1970, 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990).