Lasius nigerrimus

This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain. The description reports nothing but body length, color and occurrence in gardens and could refer to either a Lasius s.str. or a Tapinoma species. Christ's paper considers ants on a worldwide scale but he gave no collecting locality for this species. Supposing that he meant a German garden, there is some likelihood for a synonymy with Lasius niger (Seifert, 2020).

Distribution
No distribution information available.

Nomenclature

 * . Formica nigerrima Christ, 1791: 513 (w.) (no state data).
 * Junior synonym of niger: Emery, 1892b: 162; Dalla Torre, 1893: 188; Donisthorpe, 1915d: 200; Emery, 1925b: 230; Donisthorpe, 1927b: 229; Karavaiev, 1936: 202; Bolton, 1995b: 224; Radchenko, 2016: 360.
 * Status as species: Seifert, 2020: 80.