Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combination: Formica globularis
Synonym: Formica capito Heer 1856
Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264
Belongs to Lasius according to G. M. Dlussky and T. S. Putyatina 2014
See also Bolton 2012, Heer 1849, Heer 1856, Heer 1867 and Mayr 1867
Sister taxa: Lasius anthracinus, Lasius chambonensis, Lasius crispus, Lasius epicentrus, Lasius glom, Lasius inflatus, Lasius longaevus, Lasius longipennis, Lasius mordicus, Lasius nemorivagus, Lasius oblongus, Lasius occultatus, Lasius ophthalmicus, Lasius peritulus, Lasius punctulatus, Lasius schiefferdeckeri, Lasius tertiarius, Lasius truncatus, Lasius validus, Lasius vetulus, Lasius vulgaris
Type specimens:
- Lasius globularis: UMJG&P 77.635, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
- Formica capito: Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (3 collections)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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