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]
| Smaller yellow ant | |
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| Lasius claviger worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | L. claviger
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasius claviger Roger, 1862
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See also
edit- Claviger beetle, a genus of beetles
References
edit- ^ Jacobs, S. (2014), Citronella ants. Entomological Notes. (PDF), Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, retrieved 2 February 2015
- ^ Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.
- ^ Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York: Cornell University. p. 67.
External links
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Media related to Lasius claviger at Wikimedia Commons
