Lasius sabularum

This species exhibits temporary social parasitism. Queens found new colonies by infiltrating an established nest of Lasius niger, killing the queen and using host workers to care for her initial brood.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iberian Peninsula, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nomenclature

 *  sabularum. Formicina umbrata var. sabularum Bondroit, 1918: 30 (q.) FRANCE. Seifert, 1988: 147 (w.m.). Combination in Lasius (Chthonolasius): Emery, 1925b: 234. Subspecies of mixtus: Bondroit, 1920a: 143; Stitz, 1939: 299. Junior synonym of umbratus: Stärcke, 1937: 56; Wilson, 1955a: 151. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Seifert, 1988: 147.