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Lasius longicirrus
| Lasius longicirrus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | L. longicirrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasius longicirrus Chang & He, 2002 | |
This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain. The type series has been collected on Mount Jishi in Gansu, China, at an elevation of 2100 m. The verbal description and figures are insufficient. A possible synonymy with either Lasius coloratus, Lasius sichuense or Lasius longipalpus is suggested by sympatric occurrence, the long maxillary palps and long scape. Types were not available from the Agricultural College of Ningxia University. (Seifert, 2020; Boudinot et al., 2022)
Identification
Change and He (2002) - Similar to Lasius alienus but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: cirrus fine and long, last segment 0.17 - 0.22 , the fifth segment 0.17-0.23 and the fourth segment 0.233-0.233; total body length longer than 3.09; petoile node much thicker; dark brown, antenna, tibia and tarsus of legs yellowish brown.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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.
- longicirrus. Lasius longicirrus Chang & He, 2002d: 203, figs. 1-3 (w.) CHINA.
- Unidentifiable taxon, incertae sedis in Lasius: Seifert, 2020: 80.
Type Material
Holotype and paratypes are deposited in the Agricultural Department of Agricultural College, Ningxia University.
Description
References
- Boudinot, B.E., Borowiec, M.L., Prebus, M.M. 2022. Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus Lasius, the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 47, 113-151 (doi:10.1111/syen.12522).
- Chang, Y.-D.; He, D.-H. 2002e. A new species of Lasius Fabricius, 1804 from Gansu, China. Entomotaxonomia 24: 203-205. (page 203, figs. 1-3 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).