Lasius transylvanicus Rözsler 1943

Lasius transylvanica Rözsler 1943

Rözsler claimed to have made intensive observations of nest construction and behavior of this ant in the floodplain of the Nyarad river / Romania. The morphological description reports a dense and erect scape pilosity as in Lasius niger in combination with complete absence of setae on legs as found in Lasius alienus . I have never seen such an ant in thousands of Palaearctic Lasius samples. The description of behavior also indicates involvement of phantasy, invention or cognitive failure.