Gavin Gamble, NatureSpot's lead verifier for Ants, has published a paper describing his discovery of a new species of ant for Leicestershire and Rutland, Lasius brunneus.

Gamble, G. Lasius brunneus (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), new to Leicestershire and Rutland (VC 55). British Journal of Entomology & Natural History 34(1), March 2021.