Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)

Formica emarginata Olivier, 1792: 494 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Turkey • 1☿; Hatay; 36°12’N, 36°11’E; 10.V.2015; S. Yıldız leg.; EMTU 15 /0043g • 1 ☿; Dörtyol, Sincan Vill.; 36°43’N, 36°15’E; 21.VIII.2005; E. Şahutoğlu leg.; EMTU 05 /0047c .

DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY. — Artvin, Bursa, İstanbul, İzmir, Kırklareli, Rize, Trabzon, Zonguldak.

REMARKS

After Borowiec & Salata (2013) restored L. illyricu s Zimmerman, 1935 to species rank from the synonym of L. emarginatus, we also recorded L. illyricus species in Anatolia. Our studies revealed that L. illyricus is more abundant than L. emarginatus in Turkey. Therefore, some previous records determined as L. emarginatus should refer to L. illyricus .