Lasius emeryi

Taxonomic Notes
The taxon was described from the Pamirs and reported to have a yellowish-reddish mesosoma and short oblique hairs on scapes and tibiae, with the hairs on scapes being sparser than on tibiae. It might possibly be related to one of the Himalayan species such as Lasius lawarai or Lasius wittmeri (Seifert, 2020).

Distribution based on type material
Tajikistan.

Nomenclature

 *  emeryi. Lasius niger subsp. emeryi Ruzsky, 1905b: 313 (w.) TAJIKISTAN.
 * Subspecies of niger: Menozzi, 1939a: 313.
 * Junior synonym of niger: Wilson, 1955a: 59.
 * Unidentifiable taxon, incertae sedis in Lasius: Seifert, 1992b: 48.