Lasius meridionalis (Bondroit 1920)

Formicina meridionalis Bondroit, 1920a PDF: 143 (q.) FRANCE. Palearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Stärcke, 1937 PDF: 52 (w.m.).Combination in Lasius: Emery, 1922b PDF: 13.Combination in Lasius (Chthonolasius): Emery, 1925d PDF: 234.Subspecies of Lasius umbratus: Emery, 1922b PDF: 13; Menozzi, 1925d PDF: 34; Stitz, 1939: 295; Novák & Sadil, 1941 PDF: 103.Status as species: Stärcke, 1937 PDF: 50.Junior synonym of Lasius rabaudi: Wilson, 1955a PDF: 168; Bernard, 1967a PDF: 364.Revived from synonymy, status as species: Pisarski, 1975: 37; Collingwood, 1979 PDF: 102; Seifert, 1988a PDF: 154; Kupyanskaya, 1990a: 226; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 247.

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / sequestrates
female of Lasius meridionalis takes over nest of Lasius

Records:

Bulgaria ( Agosti and Collingwood 1987a , Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992 ).

Lasius meridionalis is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae.

It is native to Europe and Japan.