Lasius

Nomenclature

 *  LASIUS [Formicinae: Lasiini]
 * Lasius Fabricius, 1804: 415. Type-species: Formica nigra, by subsequent designation of Bingham, 1903: 338.
 * [Lasius Jurine, 1801: 164 (Apidae), resurrected by Morice & Durrant, 1915: 421, suppressed by Act of Commission.]
 * Lasius junior synonym of Acanthomyops: Forel, 1916: 460; Donisthorpe, 1916c: 276; Morice & Durrant, 1917: 442. Donisthorpe, 1927b: 206; Donisthorpe, 1937b: 132; Donisthorpe, 1943f: 655; Donisthorpe, 1946g: 91.
 * Lasius junior synonym of Formicina: Emery, 1916a: 61; Bondroit, 1918: 19.
 * Lasius as genus: Wheeler, W.M. 1916k: 172; Emery, 1925b: 226; Wilson, 1955a: 11.
 * Lasius senior synonym of Donisthorpea: Wheeler, W.M. 1916k: 172; Emery, 1925b: 226; Wilson, 1955a: 11.
 * Lasius senior synonym of †Tylolasius: Hong, Wu & Ren, 2001: 348.
 * Subgenera of Lasius: nominal plus  Acanthomyops, Austrolasius, Cautolasius, Chthonolasius, Dendrolasius. 
 * DONISTHORPEA [junior synonym of Lasius]
 * Donisthorpea Morice & Durrant, 1915: 423. Type-species: Formica nigra, by original designation. [Unnecessary replacement name for Lasius Fabricius.]
 * Donisthorpea as genus: Donisthorpe, 1915d: 184.
 * Donisthorpea subgenus of Formicina: Emery, 1916a: 11; Emery, 1916b: 239.
 * Donisthorpea subgenus of Acanthomyops: Donisthorpe, 1927b: 229; Donisthorpe, 1946g: 91.
 * Donisthorpea junior synonym of Acanthomyops: Forel, 1916: 460; Morice & Durrant, 1917: 442; Donisthorpe, 1927b: 209.
 * Donisthorpea junior synonym of Lasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1916k: 172; Wilson, 1955a: 11.
 * [Lasius and Donisthorpea share the same type-species, synonymy is therefore absolute.]
 * †TYLOLASIUS [junior synonym of Lasius]
 * †Tylolasius Zhang, J. 1989: 295. Type-species: †Tylolasius inflatus, by original designation.
 * †Tylolasius junior synonym of Lasius: Hong, Wu & Ren, 2001: 348.