A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Author
Seifert, Bernhard
text
Soil Organisms
2020
2020-05-26
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http://dx.doi.org/10.25674/so92iss1pp15
journal article
10.25674/so92iss1pp15
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Lasius transylvanicus
Rözsler 1943
Lasius transylvanica
Rözsler 1943
Rözsler claimed to have made intensive observations of nest construction and behavior of this ant in the floodplain of the Nyarad river /
Romania
. The morphological description reports a dense and erect scape pilosity as in
Lasius niger
in combination with complete absence of setae on legs as found in
Lasius alienus
. I have never seen such an ant in thousands of Palaearctic
Lasius
samples. The description of behavior also indicates involvement of phantasy, invention or cognitive failure.