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Lasius israelicus
| Lasius israelicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Section: | niger clade |
| Species group: | brunneus |
| Species complex: | turcicus |
| Species: | L. israelicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasius israelicus Seifert, 2020
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known from a small area of 6000 km² in north Israel and Jordan (West bank) at elevations between 205 and 662 m.
Identification
Palaearctic Lasius s. str. species belonging to the Lasius turcicus species complex.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Israel (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Biology
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Holotype of Lasius israelicus. Worker. Specimen code antweb1041443. Photographer Roland Schultz, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by SMNG, Görlitz, Germany. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- israelicus. Lasius israelicus Seifert, 2020: 54, figs. 21-22 (w.aq.m.) ISRAEL.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Belonging to the Lasius turcicus species complex. Body size rather large (CS 865 µm). Number of mandibular dents low (MaDe900 7.7). Clypeal pubescence dilute (sqPDCL900 5.44). Petiole scale in profile view rather thin with a sharp dorsal crest. Cuticular surface of head and mesosoma shining, with reduced microsculpture. Pubescence hairs on frons very long (PLF 38.4 µm). Not to confuse with other species of the L. turcicus species complex because of longer and much more numerous setae on all body parts with exception of scape (e.g., PnHL/CS900 0.147, nHT900 18.0) and much longer scape and terminal segment of maxillary palps (SL/CS900 0.996, MP6/CS900 0.216). Coloration variable: in bicolored specimens head and gaster dark brown; mesosoma, mandibles, antennae, lateral and anterior part of clypeus, tibiae and tarsae light yellowish-reddish; in more concolorous specimens head, mesosoma and gaster medium brown with a yellowish-reddish tinge.
See table 3 in Seifert 2020 for additional morphometrics. The abbreviated names of various quantitative data shown above are defined here: Seifert 2020 Lasius characters.
Type Material
Holotype plus 2 paratype workers on one pin labelled ”ISRAEL Nahal ‚Ammud 32°58.50N 35°28.00E 28.v.1981 F. KAPLAN“, ”18.“; 1 male and 1 alate gyne paratype with the same labelling on another pin; 3 paratype workers labelled ”ISRAEL Hazbani 33°14.50N, 35°40.00E 24.iv.1982 J. KUGLER“; 2 paratype workers labelled ”ISRAEL Elon Nahal Keziv [Wadi Karkara] 33°04.00 N, 35°13.00E 3.iv. 1944 H. BYTINSKI-SALZ“; 3 paratype workers labelled ”ISRAEL Monfort 33.048N, 35.220E 10.iii. 1981 J. KUGLER“; depository Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz.
Etymology
The name refers to the terra typica.