Lasius occultatus Heer 1849 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Formica occultata

Synonyms: Formica minutula Heer 1849, Formica obliterata Heer 1849, Formica pumila Heer 1849, Lasius minutulus Heer 1849, Lasius obliteratus Heer 1849

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, Mayr 1867, Pongrácz 1928 and Theobald 1937

Sister taxa: Lasius anthracinus, Lasius chambonensis, Lasius crispus, Lasius epicentrus, Lasius globularis, Lasius glom, Lasius inflatus, Lasius longaevus, Lasius longipennis, Lasius mordicus, Lasius nemorivagus, Lasius oblongus, Lasius ophthalmicus, Lasius peritulus, Lasius punctulatus, Lasius schiefferdeckeri, Lasius tertiarius, Lasius truncatus, Lasius validus, Lasius vetulus, Lasius vulgaris

Type specimens:

  • Lasius occultatus: UMJG&P 77.499, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
  • Formica minutula: UMJG&P 77.543, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
  • Formica obliterata: UMJG&P 77.565, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
  • Formica pumila: UMJG&P 77.644b, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Croatia (5)

• Oligocene of France (2)

Total: 8 collections including 11 occurrences

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