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Lasius edentatus
| †Lasius edentatus Temporal range: Fossil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | †Lasius edentatus Mayr, 1868 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Lasius schiefferdeckeri.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †edentatus. †Lasius edentatus Mayr, 1868c: 46 (m.) BALTIC AMBER (Eocene). Junior synonym of †schiefferdeckeri: Wilson, 1955a: 52.
References
- Mayr, G. 1868c. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beitr. Naturkd. Preuss. 1: 1-102 (page 46, male described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1955a. A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113: 1-201 (page 52, Junior synonym of schiefferdeckeri)