Lasius balcanicus Seifert, 1988 / distinguendus (Emery, 1916)

Lasius balcanicus Seifert, 1988: 152 .

Formicina umbrata subsp. distinguenda Emery, 1916: 64 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Turkey • 36♂, 6 ☿; Bursa, Orhangazi, Mahmudiye Vill.; 40°33’04”N, 29°28’00”E; 700 m; 06.VIII.1998; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU K98 /0559a • 11 ☿; Yıldırım, Küreklidere Waterfall; 40°09’N, 29°12’E; 950 m; 29. VI.2003; U. Güner leg.; EMTU 03 /0070a • 47 ☿; Kestel, Alaçam Vill.; 40°06’808”N, 29°17’245”E; 1090 m; 14.VIII.2014; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 07 /2362a • 2 ☿; İnegöl, Tahtaköprü Vill.; 39°55’606”N, 29°39’183”E; 834 m; 14.VIII.2014; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 07 /2366c • 32 ☿; Edirne; 41°40’07”N, 26°35’25”E; 97 m; 10. V.2006; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 06 /0387 • 6 ☿; Kastamonu; 41°23’N, 33°46’E; 775 m; 30.IV.2011; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 11 /0102e .

REMARKS

Workers of both species are very similar, definitive identification is only possible based on queen caste (Seifert 2007). We left the identication of the material as Lasius balcanicus / distinguendus for now, because of the lack of the queen caste.