Lasius bombycina Seifert & Galkowski, 2016

Lasius bombycina Seifert & Galkowski, 2016: 56 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Turkey • 17 ☿; Düzce, Pınarlar Vill.; 40°48’29”N, 31°11’13”E; 15.VII.2001; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 01 /0978a • 1 ☿; Edirne, Hıdırağa Vill.; 41°44’N, 26°39’E; 18.X.2004; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0367a • 1 ☿; Keşan, Karacaali Vill.; 40°59’N, 26°39’E; 120 m; 25. VI.2003; T. Koldaş leg.; EMTU 03 /0090 • 3 ☿; Eskişehir, Alpu, Çukurhisar Vill.; 39°50’N, 30°59’E; 880 m; 21.VIII.2004; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0512b • 1 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; 04/0512e • 2 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0515 • 16 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0517 • 1 ☿; Gümüşhane, Şiran, Arıtaş Vill.; 40°09’43”N, 39°01’40”E; 1300 m; 02.VII.2004; A. Beyarslan leg.; EMTU 04 /0370 • 8 ☿; İstanbul, Şile, Ağva; 41°08’20”N, 29°52’00”E; 0 m; 20.VIII.2012; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 12 /0054 • 6 ☿; Beykoz, Polonezköy; 41°06’N, 29°12’E; 20.IV.2008; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 08 /0150b • 20 ☿; Çatalca, Celepköy; 41°22’48”N, 28°30’47”E; 16 m; 23. V.2011; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 11 /0190c • 1 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 11 /0196d • 5 ☿; İnceğiz Vill.; 41°11’N, 28°24’E; 01.VII.2009; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 09 /0127a • 2 ♂, 50 ☿; Kırşehir, Mucur; 39°03’N, 34°23’E; 26.VIII.2004; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0740 • 54 ☿; Kocaeli, Derbent, Sultaniye Vill.; 40°36’38”N, 30°05’12”E; 1150 m; 29.VIII.2004; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0917 • 25 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0922 • 3 ☿; Serindere Vill.; 40°39’08”N, 30°00’41”E; 560 m; 29.VIII.2004; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 04 /0938 • 7 ☿; Kandıra, Kerpe; 41°08’N, 30°12’E; 21.VII.2003; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 03 /0094b • 10 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 03 /0095a • 1 ☿; Kütahya, Geriz Vill.; 39°59’06”N, 31°08’06”E; 1266 m; 09.VII.2007; M. Aydoğdu leg.; EMTU 07 /0084 • 1 ☿; Gediz, Saruhanlar Vill.; 39°04’891”N, 29°18’905”E; 1396 m; 19.VIII.2014; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 08 /2142c • 17 ☿; Manisa, Gördes, Malaz Vill.; 39°04’N, 28°17’E; 1275 m; 09.VIII.2014; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 07 /2069 • 1 ☿; Yozgat, Kırım Vill.; 39°54’34”N, 34°46’23”E; 1278 m; 29. V.2007; T. Yılmaz leg.; EMTU 07 /0081b • 2 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; T. Yılmaz leg.; EMTU 07 /0091b • 2 ☿; Sorgun, Mahmatlı Vill.; 39°42’05”N, 35°21’50”E; 1083 m; 20. V.2007; M. Yurtcan leg.; EMTU 07 /0048 .

DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY. — Ankara, Bitlis, Bursa, Isparta, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Nevşehir, Sakarya, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Trabzon.

REMARKS

Seifert (1992) separated the largely distributed L. alienus into the five Westpalaearctic species L. alienus, L. paralienus Seifert, 1992, L. piliferus Seifert, 1992, L. psammophilus Seifert, 1992 and Lasius obscuratus Stitz, 1930 . Additionally, Seifert & Galkowski (2016) recently divided L. paralienus into complex of tree species L. paralienus, L. casevitzi Seifert & Galkowski, 2016 and L. bombycina . They indicated that the only known sympatric occurrence of L. paralienus is in NW Balkans and Bulgaria. Therefore, we suggest here to remove L. paralienus from Turkish ant fauna considering its European distribution from France to Bulgaria. All previously determined L. paralienus materials should refer to L. bombycina .