Lasius ouchii

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Lasius ouchii
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Lasius orientalis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Lasius
Species: Lasius ouchii
Teranishi, 1940

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Lasius orientalis.

Nomenclature

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

  • ouchii. Lasius (Chthonolasius) ouchii Teranishi, 1940: 76 (q.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of teranishii: Morisita, 1945: 23; of orientalis: Radchenko: 2005: 87..

References

  • Morisita, M. 1945. Ants of the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan. Mushi 16: 21-28 (page 23, Junior synonym of teranishii)
  • Radchenko, A. 2005a. A review of the ants of the genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804, subgenus Dendrolasius Ruzsky, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from East Palearctic. Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 55(1): 83-94 (page 87, Junior synonym of orientalis)
  • Teranishi, C. 1940. Works of Cho Teranishi. Memorial Volume. . Osaka: Kansai Entomological Society, 312 + (posthumous section) 95 pp. (page 76, queen described)