Lasius platythorax

A European species very similar to Lasius niger, from which it was separated by Seifert (1991) (Rigato & Toni, 2011).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iberian Peninsula, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nomenclature

 *  platythorax. Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991: 73, figs. 3, 6, 7 (w.q.) GERMANY. Prince, 1996: 299 (m.). See also: Seifert, 1992b: 29.

Additional References

 * Morrison, W.R. & Witte, V. 2011. Strong differences in chemical recognition cues between two closely related species of ants from the genus Lasius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24: 2389–2397 (doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02364.x).
 * Rigato, F.; Toni, I. 2011. Short notes 21. Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Pp. 873-882 in: Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D.; Bardiani, M.; Birtele, D.; Mason, F.; Spada, L.; Cerretti, P. (eds.) 2011. Biodiversity of Marganai and Montimannu (Sardinia). Research in the framework of the ICP Forests network. Conservazione Habitat Invertebrati, 5. Sommacampagna, Verona: Cierre Edizioni, 896 pp.