Lasius transylvanicus Rözsler 1943

Seifert, Bernhard, 2020, A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), Soil Organisms 92 (1), pp. 15-86 : 81

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.25674/so92iss1pp15
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10871873
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/153287B6-FD7F-FF80-FF0B-FCC85808FB70
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Lasius transylvanicus Rözsler 1943
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Lasius transylvanica Rözsler 1943

Rözsler claimed to have made intensive observations of nest construction and behavior of this ant in the floodplain of the Nyarad river / Romania. The morphological description reports a dense and erect scape pilosity as in Lasius niger in combination with complete absence of setae on legs as found in Lasius alienus . I have never seen such an ant in thousands of Palaearctic Lasius samples. The description of behavior also indicates involvement of phantasy, invention or cognitive failure.