BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
(Lasius niger s.l.) (Small Black Ants)
| Notes (MWS) | Has recently been split into two spp: *Lasius niger ss*. and *Lasius platythorax*. The queens are distinct, with platythorax having a less deep alitrunk, noticeably less than the gaster, where L. niger has both parts of similar depth. There are minor differences in hair lengths in the workers. |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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|---|
| Species | Lasius niger s.s. Linnaeus (Small Black Ant) | 21 | 1 |
| Species | Lasius platythorax (a small black ant) | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Separating Lasius niger and Lasius platythorax workers: http://sifolonia.blogspot.com/2008/09/separating-lasius-niger-and-lasius.html | Separating Lasius niger and Lasius platythorax workers |
| Seiffert, B., 1991 | Lasius platythorax n. sp., a Widespread Sibling Species of Lasius niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
(Lasius niger s.l.) may also be covered by literature listed under:
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has 12 feeding and other relationships of (Lasius niger s.l.) (Small Black Ants)
