Lasius ophthalmicus

†Lasius ophthalmicus; Temporal range: Burdigalian, Early Miocene K Pa Eo Ol Mi Pl Radoboj, Croatia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Lasiini
Genus:	Lasius
Species:	†L. ophthalmicus
Binomial name
	†Lasius ophthalmicus; (Heer, 1849)
Synonyms
	Formica macrocephala Heer, 1849;

Identification

This taxon was described from Radoboj, Croatia (Burdigalian, Early Miocene).

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

†ophthalmicus. †Formica ophthalmica Heer, 1849: 125, pl. 9, fig. 9 (q.) CROATIA (Miocene).
- [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 125.]
- Combination in Lasius: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 262.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1867b: 52; Dalla Torre, 1893: 203; Handlirsch, 1907: 865; Bolton, 1995b: 200; Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 262 (redescription).
- Senior synonym of †macrocephala: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 262.
†macrocephala. †Formica macrocephala Heer, 1849: 125, pl. 9, fig. 10 (q.) SWITZERLAND (Miocene).
- [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 125.]
- [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica macrocephala Erichson, 1842: 259 (Bolton, 1995b: 198).]
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 201; Handlirsch, 1907: 864; Bolton, 1995b: 198.
- Junior synonym of †ophthalmicus: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 262.