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Lasius flavoniger
| Lasius flavoniger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Section: | niger clade |
| Species group: | niger |
| Species: | L. flavoniger |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasius flavoniger Seifert, 1992
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One of the two collections of this species, from near Altinözu 10 June 1993, was collected from an orchard meadow with alates in the nest (Seifert 2020).
Identification
Seifert (2020) - Lasius flavoniger is well separable from Lasius flavescens by a much longer and more flattened scape, a longer terminal segment of maxillary palp, and a larger torulo-clypeal distance. The main differences to Lasius schulzi are the much more numerous setae on scape, tibiae and genae and the rougher pubescence.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Seifert (2020) - Known from two sites in SE Turkey: Sogukoluk (37.52°N, 27.92°E, 500 m) and 5 km S of Altinözu (36.08°N, 36.25°E, 350 m).
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Türkiye (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- flavoniger. Lasius (Lasius) flavoniger Seifert, 1992b: 27, fig. 20 (w.) TURKEY.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Seifert (2020) - Absolute size rather small (CS 872 µm). Head length rather large (CL/CW900 1.082); scape long (SL/CS900 1.002); postocular distance rather small (PoOc/CL900 0.228); torulo-clypeal distance medium rather large (dClAn900 4.71); eye size small (EYE/CS900 0.229); terminal segment of maxillary palp moderately long (MP6/CS900 0.196). Number of mandibular dents medium (MaDe900 8.00). Pubescence on clypeus very sparse (sqPDCL900 5.52); frontal pubescence, in contrast, rather dense and long (PLF900 35.2). All surfaces of head and mesosoma with numerous standing setae of medium to large length (PnHL/CS900 0.160, GuHL/CS900 0.128, nGu900 10.5, nOcc900 19.1, nGen900 10.2, nSt900 6.6). Dorsum of scape with a number of subdecumbent to suberect setae (nSc900 10.4), flexor profile of hind tibia with more numerous erect to suberect setae (nHT900 24.7). Coloration: Head and gaster yellowish brown, remaining body parts yellowish.
See table 7 in Seifert 2020 for additional morphometrics. The abbreviated names of various quantitative data shown above are defined here: Seifert 2020 Lasius characters.
Type Material
Seifert (2020) - Lectotype (2nd specimen, by present designation) and two paralectotype workers on the same pin labelled ”TURKEY: S.Coastlands. Sogukolok. C. Kosswig. B.M.1948-400.“; depository: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz.
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Kiran, K., Karaman, C. 2020. Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema 42(18), 285-329 (doi:10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a18).
- Seifert, B. 1992b. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Abh. Ber. Naturkundemus. Görlitz 66(5): 1-67 (page 27, fig. 20 worker described)
- Seifert, B. 2020. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Soil Organisms 92(1): 15-86 (doi:10.25674/so92iss1pp15).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Seifert B. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz 66(5): 1-67.