<ref name="Seifert_1991">{{cite journal |first1=B. |last1=Seifert |year=1991 |title=''Lasius'' ''platythorax'' n. sp., a widespread sibling species of ''Lasius'' ''niger'' (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |url=https://antcat.org/documents/2701/2559.pdf |journal=Entomologia Generalis |publisher= |volume=16 |issue= |pages=69–81 |doi= }}</ref>