Messor aciculatus valid Japan. Palearctic.
Smith, F. 1874b. Descriptions of new species of Tenthredinidae, Ichneumonidae, Chrysididae, Formicidae, &c. of Japan. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1874:373-409.   128712

Messor aciculatus risianus valid China (Shanghai). Palearctic.
Forel, A. 1922b. Glanures myrmécologiques en 1922. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 30:87-102.   125270