Lasius punctulatus
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| †Lasius punctulatus Temporal range: Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | †L. punctulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868 | |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Baltic amber (Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- †punctulatus. †Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868c: 46, pl. 2, fig. 34 (q.) BALTIC AMBER (Eocene). Junior synonym of †pumilus: Wilson, 1955a: 57. Revived from synonymy: Dlussky, 2011: 217.
Description
References
- Dlussky G. M. 2011. The Ants of the Genus Lasius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Late Eocene European Ambers. Vestnik zoologii, 45: 209-222 [printed version]; 45(3): e-14—e-27 (DOI 10.2478/v10058-011-0014-5) [PDF version].
- Mayr, G. 1868c. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beitr. Naturkd. Preuss. 1: 1-102 (page 46, pl. 2, fig. 34 queen described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1955a. A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 113: 1-201 (page 57, Junior synonym of pumilus)
