Map Snapshot
30 Records
Status
Found in a variety of forested habitats encompassing both dry upland forests and mesic lowland forests, and only occasionally in fields or meadows (See Frye et al., 2014).
Description
Small. Note virtual lack of pilosity on the anntennal scapes and lower hind femurs.
Seasonality Snapshot
Source: Wikipedia
| Lasius americanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Description
[edit]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]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]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]
Entymology
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Woodland Fuzzy Ant". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Species Lasius americanus - formerly Lasius alienus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Lasius americanus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.