Lasius niger nigroemarginatus

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Lasius niger nigroemarginatus
Scientific classification (hybrid of Lasius emarginatus and Lasius platythorax)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Lasius
Species: Lasius niger nigroemarginatus
Forel, 1874

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a hybrid of Lasius emarginatus and Lasius platythorax.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • 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.
    • Hybrid of Lasius emarginatus and Lasius platythorax: Seifert, 2019: 291.

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