Lasius nitidus

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Lasius nitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Lasius
Species: L. nitidus
Binomial name
Lasius nitidus
(Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927)

This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain. It was collected at the Kara Su river, 65 km NE Tashkent, Uzbekistan and was reported to differ from Lasius niger by a more shining cuticular surface. Considering which species potentially occur at the type locality, the description might possibly refer to dark color variants of Lasius flavescens or Lasius uzbeki (Seifert, 2020; Boudinot et al., 2022).

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on type material

Kazakhstan (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • nitidus. Acanthomyops niger subsp. nitidus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927e: 188 (w.) KAZAKHSTAN.
    • Junior synonym of niger: Wilson, 1955a: 59.
    • Unidentifiable taxon, incertae sedis in Lasius: Seifert, 1992b: 48; Seifert, 2020: 80.

Description

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