Lasius karpinisi Seifert 1992
A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Seifert, Bernhard
Soil Organisms
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Seifert 1992
Seifert
1992
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Insecta
Formicidae
Lasius
Animalia
Hymenoptera
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karpinisi
Lasius karpinisi Seifert 1992[ typeinvestigation]
Type material: Holotypeand 3 paratype workerslabellled ”GR: Evritania, Mt. Timfristos, 4 km E Karpinisi 11. VI. 1982loc. 24 leg. R. Danielsson(DAYS)“; depository SMN Görlitz. Thetype locality is situated at approximately 38.92°Nand 21.86°E. All material examined. Only the typesample was available.
Diagnosis(Tab. 5, Figs. 43–44; key; images in www. antWeb.org with specimen identifiers FOCOL0744): Absolute size rather large (CS 912 µm). Scape length index large (SL/CS 9001.024) but head length index, in contrast, very small (CL/CW 9001.037). Terminal segment of maxillary palps moderately long (MP6/CS 9000.177). Number of mandibular dents medium (MaDe 9008.30). Clypeal pubescence moderately dense, intermediate between the situation in the L. paralienusand L. obscuratusspecies complexes (sqPDCL 9004.18). Pronotal setae very short (PnHL/CS 9000.108). Setae number on hind margin of head moderate (nOcc 9008.0). Gular setae few (nGu 9002.6). Dorsum of scape without and extensor profile of hind tibia with few semierect setae (nSc 9000.0, nHT 9004.2). Metapleuron below propodeal spiracle with few setae(nSt 9003.5). Coloration: Head and gaster medium brown with a reddish tinge; mesosoma, coxae and femora reddish brown; scape and tibiae reddish-yellowish, distal half of antennal funiculus darker.
Biology. Unknown.
Comments. As the typesample show no signs for morphological malformation and is unique in the character combination, it appears reasonable to hypothesize L. karpinisias a good species endemic in the Pindos Mountains.