Biology:Lasius occidentalis

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Short description: Species of ant

Lasius occidentalis
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Lasius occidentalis worker
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Lasius
Species:
L. occidentalis
Binomial name
Lasius occidentalis
Wheeler, 1909

Lasius occidentalis is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1909 by Wheeler, the species is native to the United States.[1][2]

References

  1. Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. pp. 53. 
  2. Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York City: Cornell University. pp. 143. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13385503 entry