Lasius occultatus
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| †Lasius occultatus Temporal range: Burdigalian, Early Miocene Radoboj, Croatia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | †L. occultatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lasius occultatus (Heer, 1849) | |
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Croatia (Miocene).
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- †occultatus. †Formica occultata Heer, 1849: 134, pl. 10, fig. 6; pl. 11, fig. 11 (q.m.) CROATIA (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 134.] Combination in Lasius: Mayr, 1867b: 55. Senior synonym of minutula, pumila, obliterata: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 265. Current subspecies: nominal plus †parschlugianus.
- †minutula. †Formica minutula Heer, 1849: 136, pl. 10, fig. 8 (q.) CROATIA (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 136.] Combination in Lasius: Mayr, 1867b: 55. Junior synonym of occultatus: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 265. See also: Théobald, 1937b: 319.
- †pumila. †Formica pumila Heer, 1849: 137, pl. 11, fig. 5 (q.m.) CROATIA (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 137.] Junior synonym of occultatus: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 265.
- †obliterata. †Formica obliterata Heer, 1849: 144, pl. 11, figs. 11, 12 (m.) CROATIA (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 144.] Combination in Lasius: Mayr, 1867b: 56. Junior synonym of occultatus: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 265.
Description
References
- Heer, O. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Heuschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflüger, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen. Leipzig: W. Engelmann, vi + 264 pp. (page 134, pl. 10, fig. 6; pl. 11, fig. 11 queen, male described)
- Mayr, G. 1867b. Vorläufige Studien über die Radoboj-Formiciden, in der Sammlung der k. k. geologischen Reichsanstalt. Jahrb. K-K. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien 17: 47-62 (page 55, Combination in Lasius)
