{{Short description|Genus of ants}} {{Automatic taxobox | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Metalasius | authority = Boudinot et al., 2022 | type_species = ''Lasius myrmidon'' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text }}
'''''Metalasius''''' is a genus of ants in the tribe Lasiini.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Boudinot |first1=B. E. |last2=Borowiec |first2=M. L. |last3=Prebus |first3=M. M. |title=Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus ''Lasius'' , the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |journal=Systematic Entomology |date=2022 |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=113–151 |doi=10.1111/syen.12522 |bibcode=2022SysEn..47..113B |biorxiv=10.1101/2021.07.14.452383 }}</ref>
== Species == ''Metalasius'' consists of one extant species and one extinct species. They are as follows.<ref name=":0" />
* ''Metalasius myrmidon'' * †''Metalasius pumilus''
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