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Lasius minimus
| Lasius minimus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | L. minimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasius minimus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928) | |
This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain. It was described from the Okeanskaya Railroad Station near Vladivostok. The description only mentions the very small size of the ants and might possibly refer to dwarf workers of Lasius japonicus or Lasius vostochni (Seifert, 2020; Boudinot et al., 2022).
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on type material
Russian Federation (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- minimus. Acanthomyops niger var. minimus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928b: 20 (w.) RUSSIA.
- Combination in Lasius: Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929a: 26.
- Junior synonym of niger: Wilson, 1955a: 59.
- Unidentifiable taxon, incertae sedis in Lasius: Seifert, 1992b: 48; Seifert, 2020: 80.
Description
References
- Boudinot, B.E., Borowiec, M.L., Prebus, M.M. 2022. Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus Lasius, the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 47, 113-151 (doi:10.1111/syen.12522).
- Seifert, B. 2020. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Soil Organisms 92(1): 15-86 (doi:10.25674/so92iss1pp15).