Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Lasius according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Zhang 1989
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 occultatus, Lasius ophthalmicus, Lasius peritulus, Lasius punctulatus, Lasius schiefferdeckeri, Lasius tertiarius, Lasius validus, Lasius vetulus, Lasius vulgaris
Type specimen: 79055, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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