Lasius latipes
Appearance
Lasius latipes | |
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Lasius latipes worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Lasius |
Species: | L. latipes
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Binomial name | |
Lasius latipes (Walsh, 1863)
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Lasius latipes is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. It is native to the United States.[1] It is a temporary social parasite, which means queens typically invade nests of Lasius neoniger to begin their own colony.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Acanthomyops latipes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T83A13082923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T83A13082923.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "A Guide to Lasius Social Parasites". Stateside Ants. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Lasius latipes - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Lasius latipes at Wikimedia Commons