Lasius reginae

Lasius reginae (lat.) - a species of ants from the genus Lasius (subfamily Formicinae ). Endemic of Europe: Austria , Germany , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Czech Republic , Switzerland . Nests in the soil and under the rocks. Included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals of the International Red Book of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Vulnerable D2 status (taxa in vulnerability or threatened with extinction). It is close to Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861 , the second species of the subgenus Austrolasius Faber, 1967 , which differ in large and small females, characteristic of socio- parasitic species of ants. Lasius reginae parasitizes on Lasius alienus and Lasius myops ^[2] .

Lasius reginae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Primary No rank : Molting No rank : Panarthropoda Type of: Arthropods Subtype : Tracheo-breathing Overclass : Six-legged Grade: Insects Subclass : Winged insects Infraclass : Winged insects Treasure : Fully Transformed Insects Squadron : Hymenopterida Squad: Hymenoptera Suborder : Belly-bellied Infrastructure : Stinging Superfamily : Formicoidea Family: Ants Subfamily : Formicins Tribe : Lasini Gender: Lasius View: Lasius reginae
International scientific name
Lasius reginae Faber, 1967 [1]
Security status
Vulnerable species IUCN 3.1 Vulnerable : 11356

Lasius reginae is distinguished by a rarer hetotaxia of the upper part of the head (7–11 long setae, whereas in L. carniolicus they are 12–34), completely adjoining pubescence on the scape (half-set on L. carniolicus ) and hips without separated hairs (several set-apart bristles L. carniolicus ) ^[3] .