Pseudolasius familiaris

Pseudolasius familiaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Lasiini
Genus:	Pseudolasius
Species:	P. familiaris
Binomial name
Pseudolasius familiaris (Smith, F., 1860) Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Pseudolasius of India for major workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.812778° to -7.502778°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia (type locality), Malaysia, Sulawesi.
Oriental Region: India.
Palaearctic Region: China.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Holotype of Pseudolasius familiaris. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0901892. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK.

Nomenclature

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

• familiaris. Formica familiaris Smith, F. 1860a: 68 (q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Mayr, 1867a: 75 (m.); Emery, 1887a: 244 (footnote) (w.); Forel, 1894c: 405 (w.). Combination in Lasius: Mayr, 1867a: 74; in Pseudolasius: Emery, 1887a: 244 (footnote).

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