Lasius nearcticus

Distribution
This taxon was described from U.S.A.

Nomenclature

 * mellea. Formica mellea Provancher, 1881b: 356 (w.) CANADA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica mellea Say, 1836: 286 (now in Camponotus).] [Also described as new by Provancher, 1883: 599.] Junior synonym of flavus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 185; Provancher, 1887: 236; of nearcticus: Francoeur & Béique, 1966: 144.
 *  nearcticus. Lasius flavus subsp. nearcticus Wheeler, W.M. 1906a: 38 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953c: 151 (l.); Crozier, 1970: 114 (k.). Combination in L. (Chthonolasius): Creighton, 1950a: 422; in L. (Cautolasius): Wilson, 1955a: 133. Raised to species: Wilson, 1955a: 133. Senior synonym of mellea: Francoeur & Béique, 1966: 144.