Biology:Lasius claviger

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Short description: Species of ant

Smaller yellow ant
Lasius claviger casent0103541 profile 1.jpg
Lasius claviger worker
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Lasius
Species:
L. claviger
Binomial name
Lasius claviger
Roger, 1862

Lasius claviger, or the smaller yellow ant,[1] is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1862 by Roger, the species is native to the United States .[2][3]

See also

  • Claviger beetle, a genus of beetles

References

  1. Jacobs, S. (2014), Citronella ants. Entomological Notes., Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/pdf/citronellaAnts.pdf, retrieved 2 February 2015 
  2. Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. pp. 53. 
  3. Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York City: Cornell University. pp. 67. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13385374 entry