• Lectotype designation: Wilson, 1955a: 143.
• Subspecies of Lasius fuliginosus: Emery, 1925d: 236; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 202.
• Junior synonym of Lasius fuliginosus: Wilson, 1955a: 138; Yamauchi, 1979: 171; Onoyama, 1980a: 200; Bolton, 1995b: 224; Zhou, 2001a: 188.
• Status as species: Santschi, 1941: 278; Espadaler et al., 2002: 340; Imai et al., 2003: 60; Radchenko, 2005a: 84 (redescription); Radchenko, 2005b: 170; Terayama, 2009: 206; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 33.
• Senior synonym of Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955a: Radchenko, 2005a: 84; Radchenko, 2005b: 171; Terayama, 2009: 206.

Junior synonyms

• Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955

Obsolete combinations

• Lasius fuliginosus nipponensis

Citations

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