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Lasius helvus
| 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.
References
- Cook, T. W. 1953. The ants of California. Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books: 462 pp. (page 326, figs. worker described)
- Schar, S., Talavera, G., Espadaler, X., Rana, J.D., Andersen, A.A., Cover, S.P., Vila, R. 2018. Do Holarctic ant species exist? Trans-Beringian dispersal and homoplasy in the Formicidae. Journal of Biogeography 2018:1–12 (doi:10.1111/jbi.13380).
- Wilson, E. O. 1955a. A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113: 1-201 (page 113, Junior synonym of flavus)