Lasius helvus

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Lasius helvus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Lasius brevicornis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Lasius
Species: Lasius helvus
Cook, 1953

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Lasius brevicornis.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • helvus. Lasius helvus Cook, 1953: 326, figs. (w.) U.S.A.
    • [Also spelled helveolus, on p. 327.]
    • Junior synonym of flavus: Wilson, 1955a: 113.
    • Junior synonym of brevicornis: Schar et al., 2018: 6.

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