Lasius emarginatus

A very common species occurring in central and southern Europe, and from Anatolia to the Caucasus, even in disturbed habitats (Rigato & Toni, 2011).

Distribution
This taxon was described from France.

Nomenclature

 *  emarginatus. Formica emarginata Olivier, 1792: 494 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. Hauschteck, 1962: 219 (k.). Combination in Lasius: Fabricius, 1804: 416; in Formicina (Donisthorpea): Emery, 1916b: 240; in Lasius: Menozzi, 1921: 32; Müller, 1923: 123; in L. (Lasius): Wilson, 1955a: 89. Subspecies of niger: Forel, 1874: 46; Emery & Forel, 1879: 452; Ruzsky, 1905b: 302; Bondroit, 1910: 486; Stitz, 1914: 85. Status as species: André, 1882b: 193; Nasonov, 1889: 23; Ruzsky, 1902d: 16; Forel, 1915d: 53; Emery, 1916b: 240; Bondroit, 1918: 24; Müller, 1923: 123; Finzi, 1924a: 14; Karavaiev, 1927c: 279; Stitz, 1939: 283; Stärcke, 1944a: 155; Wilson, 1955a: 89; Bernard, 1967: 357; Kutter, 1977c: 228; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 239; Seifert, 1992b: 34. Senior synonym of brunneoemarginatus, brunneoides, nigroemarginatus: Wilson, 1955a: 89; of illyricus, pontica: Seifert, 1992b: 34.
 * brunneoemarginatus. Lasius emarginatus var. brunneoemarginatus Forel, 1874: 47 (w.) SWITZERLAND. Junior synonym of emarginatus: Wilson, 1955a: 89.
 * brunneoides. Lasius niger var. brunneoides Forel, 1874: 47 (w.) SWITZERLAND. Junior synonym of emarginatus: Wilson, 1955a: 89.
 * nigroemarginatus. Lasius niger var. nigroemarginatus Forel, 1874: 47 (w.q.) SWITZERLAND. Subspecies of emarginatus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 184; Forel, 1915d: 53 (in key); Karavaiev, 1927c: 279. Junior synonym of emarginatus: Wilson, 1955a: 89; Kutter, 1977c: 14.
 * illyricus. Lasius alienus subsp. illyricus Zimmermann, 1935: 50 (w.q.m.) YUGOSLAVIA. Junior synonym of alienus: Wilson, 1955a: 78; of emarginatus: Seifert, 1992b: 34.
 * pontica. Lasius alienus var. pontica Stärcke, 1944a: 157 (w.) CAUCASUS. Junior synonym of alienus: Wilson, 1955a: 78 [repeat of this synonymy in Arakelian, 1994: 117, is ignored]; of emarginatus: Seifert, 1992b: 34.

Additional References

 * Rigato, F.; Toni, I. 2011. Short notes 21. Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Pp. 873-882 in: Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D.; Bardiani, M.; Birtele, D.; Mason, F.; Spada, L.; Cerretti, P. (eds.) 2011. Biodiversity of Marganai and Montimannu (Sardinia). Research in the framework of the ICP Forests network. Conservazione Habitat Invertebrati, 5. Sommacampagna, Verona: Cierre Edizioni, 896 pp.