A new species of the ant genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 from Crete (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Authors: Salata, Sebastian DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.789.27022 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Endemic species · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Fossil Insects in Amber

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Lasius tapinomoides sp. n. from Crete, Greece, is described and illustrated. It belongs to L. turcicus complex and is well characterized by very small body, extremely shallow metanotal groove and presence of suberect to erect setae on the apical part of scape. New records of Cretan members of the genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 are provided, their checklist is updated, and the key to their determination is presented.

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