Species: Lasius grandis

Current Valid Name:

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Lasius niger var. grandis Forel, 1909c PDF: 104 (w.) SPAIN. Palearctic. Primary type information: Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of E.O. Wilson). Type-locality: lectotype Spain: Ronda, Andalousie (C. Voigt). Type-depository: MHNG. Type-specimen: CASENT0911047. (Source: Seifert, 2020a 10.25674/so92iss1pp15 PDF: 67.) Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 4 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: MHNG. (Source: Seifert, 2020a 10.25674/so92iss1pp15 PDF: 67.) AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Seifert, 1992b PDF: 32 (q.)

Combination in Lasius (Lasius): Seifert, 1992b PDF: 32; Seifert, 2020a 10.25674/so92iss1pp15 PDF: 16.

Junior synonym of Lasius alienus: Wilson, 1955a PDF: 77; Bernard, 1967a PDF: 356; Smith, 1979: 1435.

Junior synonym of Lasius niger: Yarrow, 1967 PDF: 30.

Subspecies of Lasius niger: Santschi, 1919e PDF: 246; Emery, 1924c PDF: 170; Emery, 1925d PDF: 230; Santschi, 1925g PDF: 349; Santschi, 1931a: 11; Santschi, 1932e PDF: 72; Santschi, 1933a PDF: 22; Stärcke, 1944b PDF: 157 (in key); Ceballos, 1956: 316.

Status as species: Seifert, 1992b PDF: 32 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 223; Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 28; Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 23 (in key); Cagniant, 2006 PDF: 194; Wetterer et al., 2007 PDF: 11; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 484; Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 86; Lebas et al., 2016: 216; Seifert, 2020a 10.25674/so92iss1pp15 PDF: 67.

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: Canary Islands, Macaronesia, Morocco
    Europe: Albania, Andorra, Balearic Islands, Portugal, Spain
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Palearctic

Distribution Notes:

Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 7 times found in Pinar, 6 times found in Huerto Naranjos, 6 times found in Bosque de Ribera, 5 times found in Eucaliptos,mimosas, 4 times found in Jardín, 3 times found in Bosque caducifolio/pinos/eucaliptos, 00 times found in 21, 2 times found in Gardens, 3 times found in anthropogenic, 2 times found in Urbano, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 5 times Bajo piedra, 7 times Nido bajo piedra, 5 times Forrajeando, 6 times Foraging, 2 times NBP, 3 times under stone, 2 times Nest under tree log, 3 times Nest under stone, 2 times Forrajeando al sol, 2 times foraging on tree, 1 times For. trees, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 60 times Hand, 14 times search, 11 times Pitfall, 9 times Net, 1 times Yellow Trap, 1 times 6L sifted litter, extracted in Winkler sack over 14 hours, 1 times 6L sifted litter, extracted in Winkler sack over 24 hours, 1 times By Hand, 1 times Malaise.

Elevations: collected from 1 - 2250 meters, 365 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1921-01-01 00:00:00.0 and 2017-06-21 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: Lectotype of Lasius grandis: casent0911047

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Species: Lasius grandis Forel, 1909

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