Lasius americanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Lasius |
Species: | L. americanus
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Binomial name | |
Lasius americanus
Emery, 1893
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Lasius americanus, or woodland fuzzy ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. [1]
Lasius americanus workers are often a shade of dusty brown that have lighter semi-translucent legs. Antennae do not have any erect setae (stiff hair like structures), and propodeum and back legs typically have very few near their base. [2]
Woodland fuzzy ants are typically found in North America, most predominantly in southern Canada and the eastern United States. [1] They are most commonly found in temperate forests and woodlands, usually under rotting wood or in trees. [2]
Lasius americanus used to be referred to as Lasius alienus but has been labeled as its own species since 2018 [2] and was included in Lasius niger before that. [3]
Lasius americanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Lasius |
Species: | L. americanus
|
Binomial name | |
Lasius americanus
Emery, 1893
|
Lasius americanus, or woodland fuzzy ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. [1]
Lasius americanus workers are often a shade of dusty brown that have lighter semi-translucent legs. Antennae do not have any erect setae (stiff hair like structures), and propodeum and back legs typically have very few near their base. [2]
Woodland fuzzy ants are typically found in North America, most predominantly in southern Canada and the eastern United States. [1] They are most commonly found in temperate forests and woodlands, usually under rotting wood or in trees. [2]
Lasius americanus used to be referred to as Lasius alienus but has been labeled as its own species since 2018 [2] and was included in Lasius niger before that. [3]