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Lasius nitidus
| 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
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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
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).