Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) Author Else, George R. Author Bolton, Barry Author Broad, Gavin R. text Biodiversity Data Journal 2016 4 8050 8050 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050 1314-2828--8050 Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758) Formica nigra Linnaeus, 1758 nigerrima (Christ, 1791, Formica ) pallescens (Schenck, 1852, Formica ) alienoniger Forel, 1874 emeryi Ruzsky, 1905 nitidus (Kuznetzsov-Ugamsky, 1927, Acanthomyops ) minimus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928, Acanthomyops ) transylvanica Roeszler , 1943 Distribution England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man