Checklist of Lasius species

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Lasius. Synonyms are listed under their senior names.

A
alienoflavus Bingham, 1903 (India)

alienus (Foerster, 1850) (Germany)

• Lasius alienus pannonica Röszler, 1942

• Lasius niger americanus Emery, 1893

arizonicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917 (United States)

atopus Cole, 1958 (United States)

austriacus Schlick-Steiner, 2003 (Austria)

B
balcanicus Seifert, 1988 (Bulgaria)

bicornis (Foerster, 1850) (Germany)

• Acanthomyops bicornis kashmirensis Donisthorpe, 1930

• Formica incisa Schenck, 1852

• Formicina microgyna Bondroit, 1918

• Lasius bicornis neapolitana Emery, 1922

• Lasius bicornis oertzeni Forel, 1910

breviscapus Seifert, 1992 (India)

brunneus (Latreille, 1798) (France)

• Acanthomyops brunneus nigrobrunneus Donisthorpe, 1926

• Formica pallida Latreille, 1798

• Formica timida Foerster, 1850

• Lasius niger alienobrunneus Forel, 1874

brunneus emarginatobrunneus Ruzsky, 1902 (Russian Federation)

buccatus Stärcke, 1942 (Yugoslavia)

bureni (Wing, 1968) (United States)

C
californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917 (United States)

capitatus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927) (Russian Federation)

carniolicus Mayr, 1861 (Yugoslavia)

• Lasius carniolicus kusnezovi Karavaiev, 1929

cinereus Seifert, 1992 (Spain)

citrinus Emery, 1922 (Italy)

• Formica affinis Schenck, 1852

claviger (Roger, 1862) (United States)

• Lasius parvula Smith, M.R., 1934

colei (Wing, 1968) (United States)

coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917 (United States)

coloratus Santschi, 1937 (Taiwan)

creightoni (Wing, 1968) (United States)

crinitus (Smith, F., 1858) (India)

• Acanthomyops hingstoni Donisthorpe, 1929

crypticus Wilson, 1955 (United States)

D
distinguendus (Emery, 1916) (Italy)

• Formicina distinguenda hybrida Bondroit, 1918

• Formicina umbrata nuda Bondroit, 1917

draco Collingwood, 1982 (Bhutan)

E
emarginatus (Olivier, 1792) (France)

• Lasius alienus illyricus Zimmermann, 1935

• Lasius alienus pontica Stärcke, 1944

• Lasius emarginatus brunneoemarginatus Forel, 1874

• Lasius niger brunneoides Forel, 1874

• Lasius niger nigroemarginatus Forel, 1874

escamole Reza, 1925 (Mexico)

exulans Fabricius, 1804 (Central America)

F
fallax Wilson, 1955 (United States)

flavescens Forel, 1904 (Uzbekistan)

flavoniger Seifert, 1992 (Turkey)

flavus (Fabricius, 1782) (Europe)

• Formicina flava morbosa Bondroit, 1918

• Lasius brevicornis Emery, 1893

• Lasius brevicornis microps Wheeler, W.M., 1917

• Lasius flavus claripennis Wheeler, W.M., 1917

• Lasius flavus fuscoides Ruzsky, 1902

• Lasius flavus odoratus Ruzsky, 1905

• Lasius flavus olivacea Karavaiev, 1926

• Lasius helvus Cook, 1953

• Lasius umbratus apennina Menozzi, 1925

• Lasius umbratus ibericus Santschi, 1925

fuji Radchenko, 2005 (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798) (France)

G
gebaueri Seifert, 1992 (Tibet)

grandis Forel, 1909 (Spain)

H
hayashi Yamauchi & Hayashida, 1970 (Japan)

hikosanus Yamauchi, 1979 (Japan)

himalayanus Bingham, 1903 (India)

hirsutus Seifert, 1992 (Pakistan)

humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917 (United States)

I
interjectus Mayr, 1866 (United States)

J
japonicus Santschi, 1941 (Japan)

jensi Seifert, 1982 (Germany)

K
karpinisi Seifert, 1992 (Greece)

koreanus Seifert, 1992 (Korea)

L
lasioides (Emery, 1869) (Italy)

• Lasius alienus barbarus Santschi, 1931

• Lasius fumatus Emery, 1869

• Prenolepis fusculus Emery, 1869

latipes (Walsh, 1863) (United States)

lawarai Seifert, 1992 (Pakistan)

longiceps Seifert, 1988 (Russian Federation)

longicirrus Chang & He, 2002 (China)

M
magnus Seifert, 1992 (Bhutan)

meridionalis (Bondroit, 1920) (France)

mexicanus Wheeler, W.M., 1914 (Mexico)

mikir Collingwood, 1982 (India)

minutus Emery, 1893 (United States)

mixtoumbratus Forel, 1874 (Switzerland)

mixtus (Nylander, 1846) (Finland)

monticola (Buckley, 1866) (United States)

morisitai Yamauchi, 1979 (Japan)

murphyi Forel, 1901 (United States)

myops Forel, 1894 (Algeria)

• Formicina flava flavomyops Emery, 1916

• Lasius flavus flavoides Emery, 1925

myrmidon Mei, 1998 (Greece)

N
nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 (United States)

• Formica mellea Provancher, 1881

neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrasfalvy, 1990 (Hungary)

neoniger Emery, 1893 (United States)

nevadensis Cole, 1956 (United States)

niger (Linnaeus, 1758) (Europe)

• Acanthomyops niger minimus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928

• Acanthomyops niger nitidus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927

• Formica nigerrima Christ, 1791

• Formica pallescens Schenck, 1852

• Lasius niger alienoniger Forel, 1874

• Lasius niger emeryi Ruzsky, 1905

• Lasius transylvanica Röszler, 1943

niger pinetorum Ruzsky, 1907 (Russia)

nigrescens Stitz, 1930 (Russia)

nipponensis Forel, 1912 (Japan)

• Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955

nitidigaster Seifert, 1996 (Bulgaria)

O
obscuratus Stitz, 1930 (Caucasus)

occidentalis Wheeler, W.M., 1909 (United States)

orientalis Karavaiev, 1912 (Korea)

• Lasius ouchii Teranishi, 1940

• Lasius teranishii Wheeler, W.M., 1928

P
pallitarsis (Provancher, 1881) (Canada)

• Lasius niger sitkaensis Pergande, 1900

paralienus Seifert, 1992 (Germany)

piliferus Seifert, 1992 (Spain)

platythorax Seifert, 1991 (Germany)

plumopilosus Buren, 1941 (United States)

pogonogynus Buren, 1950 (United States)

productus Wilson, 1955 (Japan)

przewalskii Ruzsky, 1915 (Tibet)

psammophilus Seifert, 1992 (Germany)

pubescens Buren, 1942 (United States)

R
rabaudi (Bondroit, 1917) (France)

• Lasius tibialis Santschi, 1936

reginae Faber, 1967 (Austria)

rubiginosa (Latreille, 1802) (France)

ruficornis (Fabricius, 1804) (India)

S
sabularum (Bondroit, 1918) (France)

sakagamii Yamauchi & Hayashida, 1970 (Japan)

schaeferi Seifert, 1992 (Tibet)

schulzi Seifert, 1992 (Turkey)

sitiens Wilson, 1955 (United States)

sonobei Yamauchi, 1979 (Japan)

spathepus Wheeler, W.M., 1910 (Japan)

speculiventris Emery, 1893 (United States)

subglaber Emery, 1893 (United States)

• Lasius clavigeroides Buren, 1942

subumbratus Viereck, 1903 (United States)

T
talpa Wilson, 1955 (Japan)

tebessae Seifert, 1992 (Algeria)

turcicus Santschi, 1921 (Turkey)

U
umbratus (Nylander, 1846) (Finland)

• Chthonolasius affinis nyaradi Röszler, 1943

• Formica aphidicola Walsh, 1863

• Formicina belgarum Bondroit, 1918

• Lasius silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1928

• Lasius silvestrii osakana Santschi, 1941

• Lasius umbratus affinoumbratus Donisthorpe, 1914

• Lasius umbratus epinotalis Buren, 1944

• Lasius umbratus exacutus Ruzsky, 1902

• Lasius umbratus hirtiscapus Stärcke, 1937

uzbeki Seifert, 1992 (Uzbekistan)

V
vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910 (United States)

• Lasius pilosus Smith, M.R., 1934

viehmeyeri Emery, 1922 (Greece)

• Lasius viehmeyeri dalmatica Stärcke, 1937

W
wittmeri Seifert, 1992 (Pakistan)

X
xerophilus Mackay, W.P. & Mackay, E.E., 1994 (United States)

C
chambonensis Théobald, 1935 (France (Mio-pliocene))

crispus Théobald, 1935 (France (Mio-pliocene))

E
epicentrus Théobald, 1937 (France (Oligocene))

G
globularis (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

I
inflatus (Zhang, 1989) (China (Miocene))

L
longaevus (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

longipennis (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

M
minutulus (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

mordicus Zhang, 1989 (China (Miocene))

N
nemorivagus Wheeler, W.M., 1915 (Baltic Amber (Eocene))

O
obliteratus (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

oblongus Assmann, 1870 (Germany (Miocene))

obscurus (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

occultatus (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

occultatus parschlugianus (Heer, 1849) (Austria?)

P
peritulus (Cockerell, 1927) (United States)

pumilus Mayr, 1868 (Baltic Amber (Eocene))

punctulatus Mayr, 1868 (Baltic Amber (Eocene))

R
redtenbacheri (Heer, 1849) (Croatia (Miocene))

redtenbacheri neuter (Heer, 1849)

S
schiefferdeckeri Mayr, 1868 (Baltic Amber (Eocene))

• Lasius edentatus Mayr, 1868

T
tertiarius Zalessky, 1949 (Russian Federation)

truncatus Zhang, 1989 (China (Miocene))

V
validus Zhang, 1989 (China (Miocene))

vetulus Dlussky, 1981 (Russia (Miocene))