Lasius flavescens

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on the ground in a moist forest.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.

Nomenclature

 *  flavescens. Lasius niger r. flavescens Forel, 1904b: 386 (w.) UZBEKISTAN. Ruzsky, 1905b: 304 (q.). Junior synonym of niger: Wilson, 1955a: 59. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Collingwood, 1961a: 72. See also: Dlussky, 1962: 181; Tarbinsky, 1976: 136; Seifert, 1992b: 26.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
 * Pashaei Rad S., B. Taylor, R. Torabi, E. Aram, G. Abolfathi, R. Afshari, F. Borjali, M. Ghatei, F. Hediary, F. Jazini, V. Heidary Kiah, Z. Mahmoudi, F. Safariyan, and M. Seiri. 2018. Further records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 64(2): 145-159.
 * Pisarski B. 1964. Fauna Mrowek Afganistanu. Bibliogr. k. 160-166, Nieoprawiony maszynopis pracy, Praca doktorska. Instytut Zoologiczny PAN, 1964, Bibliogr. p. 160-166
 * Pisarski B. 1967. Fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) d'Afghanistan récoltées par M. Dr. K. Lindberg. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 24: 375-425.
 * Schultz, R., A. G. Radchenko, and B. Seifert. "A critical checklist of the ants of Kyrgyzstan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 201-207.