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Ants of the Northern-hemispheric, temperate genus Lasius (Formicinae) are scientifically significant, in terms of relative abundance and ecological impact [1,2]. Because of the diversity of their signal and defense chemistry, Lasius ants are organisms widely used in chemical ecology [2-7] and the wide range of colony organisations makes the genus an ideal system for exploring social evolution [8- 12]. Two further complex traits found in Lasius are yet to be adequately understood: social parasitism and fungiculture.
The social parasitism exhibited in Lasius is temporary in that it is confined to the early stages of the parasite's colony: the parasitic queen founds her colony through entering a host colony where she kills the resident queen and takes over the worker force [1,2,13].
In ants, fungiculture has evolved independently at least twice: in attines (members of the Myrmicinae), which culture the fungi for food, and in Lasius ants, which use fungi to build composite nest walls [29-33].
1. Seifert B: Die Ameisen Mittel- und Nordeuropas Tauer: lutra Verlagsund Vertriebsgesellschaft; 2007.
2. Hölldobler B, Wilson EO: The Ants Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; 1990.
3. Akino T, Yamaoka R: Trail discrimination signal of Lasius japonicus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Chemoecology 2005, 15:21-30.
4. Kern F, Klein RW, Janssen E, Bestmann H-J, Attygalle AB, Schäfer D, Maschwitz U: Mellein, a trail pheromone component of the ant Lasius fuliginosus. J Chem Ecol 1997, 23:779-792.
5. Wu J, Mori K: Synthesis of the enantiomers of 2,6-dimethyl-6-helpten-1-ol, a mandibular gland secretion of the male ant Lasius niger. Agric Biol Chem 1991, 55:2667-2668.
6. Akino T, Yamaoka R: Evidence for volatile and contact signals of nestmate recognition in the black shining ant Lasius fuliginosus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol Sci 2000, 3:1-8.
7. Morgan ED: Chemical sorcery for sociality: Exocrine secretions of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecol News 2008, 11:79-90.
8. Steiner FM, Schlick-Steiner BC, Moder K, Stauffer C, Arthofer W, Buschinger A, Espadaler X, Christian E, Einfinger K, Lorbeer E, Schafellner C, Ayasse M, Crozier RH: Abandoning aggression but maintaining self-nonself discrimination as a first stage in ant supercolony formation. Curr Biol 2007, 17:1903-1907.
9. Bourke AFG, Franks NR: Social Evolution in Ants Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 1995.
10. Crozier RH, Pamilo P: Evolution of Social Insect Colonies New York:Oxford University Press; 1996.
11. Fjerdingstad EJ, Gertsch PJ, Keller L: The relationship between multiple mating by queens, within-colony genetic variability and fitness in the ant Lasius niger. J Evol Biol 2003, 16:844-853.
12. Boomsma JJ, Have TM van der: Queen mating and paternity variation in the ant Lasius niger. Mol Ecol 1998, 7:1709-1718.
13. Buschinger A: Evolution of social parasitism in ants. Trends Ecol Evol 1986, 1:155-160.
29. Maschwitz U, Hölldobler B: Der Kartonnestbau bei Lasius fuliginosus Latr. (Hym., Formicidae). Z vergl Physiol 1970, 66:176-189.
30. Elliott JSB: Fungi in the nests of ants. Trans Br Mycol Soc 1915, 5:138-142.
31. Fresenius JBGW: Beiträge zur Mykologie 2 Frankfurt: HL Brönner Verlag; 1852.
32. Lagerheim G: Ueber Lasius fuliginosus (Latr.) und seine Pilzzucht. Entomol Tidskr Arg 1900, 21:2-29.
33. Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM, Konrad H, Seifert B, Christian E, Moder K, Stauffer C, Crozier RH: Specificity and transmission mosaic of ant nest wall fungi. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2008, 105:941-944.
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Genus Lasius HNS Fabricius, 1804
Lasius HNS Fabricius, 1804:415.
Type-species: Formica nigra Linne HNS , 1758.
The antennae are 12 segmented in the worker and female, 13 segmented in the male. The antennal insertions are situated at the posterior margin of the clypeus and segments2 to 5 are not longer than the succeeding segments. Maxillary palps are 6 segmented, labial palps 4 segmented. The head of the worker caste is somewhat cordate with a posterior emargination in some species. The clypeus is broad and rounded anteriorly. The frontal carinae are short and sub-parallel and in most species the frontal triangle is indistinctly defined. The orifice of the propodeal spiracle is circular or broadly oval situated close to the posterior propodeal border. Ocelli are minute or indistinct in the worker but distinct in the female and male. The petiole is vertical and scale-like in most species.
This genus contains about 42 species with a holarctic distribution. It was extensively revised by Wilson (1955). Members of this genus are predominantly aphidicolous but also carnivorous and scavenging. There are 14 species in Europe of which IO are known to occur in Fennoscandia.
Keys to species of Lasius HNS
Workers
1 Colour shining black; head large, broadly cordate with a distinct posterior emargination (Fig. 137)............................................... 37. fuliginosus (Latreille) HNS
Colour greyish or brownish black or yellow..................................................... 2
2(1) Colour yellow to brownish yellow; maximum eye length 1/4, head width or less ... 3
Colour brownish or greyish black or somewhat bicoloured reddish and black; maximum eye length more than head width ................................................ 8
3 (2) Petiole nodal with dorsal crest in front view strongly convex; head emarginatc posteriorly; with genal margins rounding in towards close set mandibular insertions(Figs. 153,155)....................................................... 42. carniolicus (Mayr) HNS
Petiole with thin dorsal crest, straight or emarginate in front view; back of head convex and genal margins not pronouncedly sloping in towards mandibular insertions which are wide set.......................................................................... 4
4 (3) Front tibiae and antennal scapes with sub-erect hairs standing out clearly from general pubescence....................................................................................... 5
Front tibiae and antennal scapes with pubescence only.................................... 6
5 (4) Scapes and tibiae flattened with thin front edge; petiole scale narrowly rec- tangular.................................................................. 39. meridionalis (Bondroit) HNS
Scapes and tibiae rounded elliptical in cross section; petiole scale with curving sides and more or less emarginate dorsal border........... 38. umbratus (Nylander) HNS
6 (4) Body hairs short, erect hairs on first gaster tergite x 0.3 or less hind tibial width (Fig. 149)....................................................................... 41. mixtus (Nylander) HNS
Body hairs long, erect hairs on first gaster tergite x 0.7 or more hind tibial width............................................................................................................ 7
7 (6) Petiole narrow with deep semicircular emargination; erect hairs on gaster restricted to hind borders of tergites (Fig. 147)................... 40. bicornis (Forster) HNS
Petiole broad with dorsal crest widely emarginate or straight; erect hairs arise all over dorsum of gaster (Fig. 124)................................... 33. flavus (Fabricius) HNS
8 (2) Front tibiae and antennal scapes with abundant semi-erect hairs 36. niger (Linne) HNS
Front tibiae and scapes bare (or with occasional oblique hairs standing out from general pubescence)...................................................................................... 9
9 (8) Body bicoloured with head and alitrunk pale brownish red contrasting with darker gaster; occipital corners without projecting hairs; ocelli usually visible and frontal furrow clearly demarcated (Fig. 131)............ 35. brunneus (Latreille) HNS
Body evenly brownish or greyish black; occipital corners with projecting hairs; ocelli not visible and frontal furrow usually indistinct (Fig. 130) 34. alienus (Forster) HNS
Queens
1 Colour shining black; orifice of metapleural gland without guard hairs; head broadly emarginate and wider than alitrunk; scutum overhangs the pronotal convexity (Fig. 136).................................................... 37. fuliginosus (Latreille) HNS
Colour various from yellowish brown to brownish or greyish black; orifice of metapleural gland with guard hairs; pronotal convexity not covered by scutum:
2 (1) Front tibiae and antennal scapes with standing hairs........................................ 3
Front tibiae and scapes with pubescence but no standing hairs......................... 5
3 (2) Head distinctly narrower than alitrunk at its widest point; eyes without short hairs between facets; colour greyish black .............................. 36. niger (Linne) HNS
Head broader than alitrunk; eyes with short hairs; body colour yellowish brown to brownish black ............................................................................... 4
4 (3) Antennal scapes and tibiae flattened with thin front edge: minimum hind tibial width x 0.5-0.6 maximum width. Petiole scale rectangular in front view; funiculus segments distinctly elongate; sculpture fine and pubescence thin so that general appearance, especially frons, shining; colour brownish black (Figs. 144, 145)........................................................ 39. meridionalis (Bondroit) HNS
Antennal scapes and tibiae oval: minimum hind tibial width x 0.75 maximum width. Petiole scale with rounded sides; hexagonal in frontal view, with distinctly emarginate dorsal crest; sculpture and pubescence somewhat coarse so that general appearance somewhat dull; colour yellowish brown to dark mahogany brown (Figs. 140,141)................................................. 38. umbratus (Nylander) HNS
5 (2) Eyes without short hairs between facets, or one or two at most.........................6
Eyes with numerous short hairs...................................................................... 7
6 (5) Body colour greyish black; head distinctly narrower than alitrunk; frontal triangle usually indistinct; wings clear, not infuscated .......... 34. alienus (Forster) HNS
Body colour brownish black: head more massive, nearly as broad as maximum width of alitrunk; median furrow and frontal triangle always clearly demarcated; wings infuscated basally...................................... 35. brunneus (Latreille) HNS
7 (5) Head distinctly narrower than alitrunk ............................. 33. flavus (Fabricius) HNS
Head as broad or broader than alitrunk .......................................................... 8
8 (7) Petiole very convex in front view; head with rounded occipital lobes and convex genal margins................................................................. 42. carniolicus (Mayr) HNS
Petiole with thin scale-like dorsal crest; back of head straight or weakly concave; genal margins straight or very slightly convex.................................................. 9
9 (8) Gaster with short hairs only, x 0.3 maximum tibial width or less; scale weakly emarginate; size larger -length: 6.0-7.5 mm..................... 41. mixtus (Nylander) HNS
Gaster with long hairs, as long as tibial width; scale deeply incised; size smaller - length: 4.5-5.5 mm ......................................................... 40. bicornis (Forster) HNS
Males
1 Suberect hairs present on either extensor tibial surface or antennal scapes or both ......................................................................................................... 2
Tibiae and scapes with pubescence only ......................................................... 4
2 (1) Mandibles with apical tooth only, masticatory border smoothly rounded into pre-apical cleft; head distinctly narrower than alitrunk ............ 36. niger (Linne) HNS
Masticatory border with distinct teeth; head massive relative to alitrunk, as wide or wider................................................................................................ 3
3 (2) Frons shining with fine microsculpture and thin pubescence; frontal groove and frontal triangle well marked; mandibles with very well defined teeth; body colour evenly black; cross vein m-cu frequently absent on fore-wing (Fig. 146) 39. meridionalis (Bondroit) HNS
Frons somewhat dull with coarse microsculpture and thick pubescence; frontal groove and triangle often indistinctly defined or obscured by pubescence; denticles less sharply defined; body colour brown to brownish black; cross vein m-cu usually present (Fig. 142)............................. 38. umbratus (Nylander) HNS
4(1) Mandibles with a single apical tooth............................................................... 5
Mandibles with a distinct pre-apical tooth or denticles as well as an apical tooth 7
5 (4) Shining black; head large; distinctly emarginate posteriorly; metapleural gland lacking guard hairs (Fig. 138) ...................................... 37. fuliginosus (Latreille) HNS
Colour grey to brownish black; head border convex or straight; metapleural gland with guard hairs ................................................................................... 6
6 (5) Projecting hairs absent on occipital corners of head; pre-apical cleft of man- dible clear, wings fuscous on basal half (Fig. 132)............ 35. brunneus (Latreille) HNS
Head above eyes fringed with projecting hairs; pre-apical cleft of mandibles shallow; basal angle of mandible broadly rounding into edentate masticatory border; wings clear............................................................ 34. alienus (Forster) HNS
7 (4) Petiole thickened in side view, with broadly rounded dorsal crest; back of head with numerous projecting hairs (Fig. 154)......................... 42. carniolicus (Mayr) HNS
Petiole thin in side view, with emarginate or flat dorsal crest; back of head with occasional hairs only.............................................................................. 8
8 (7) Head width less than maximum alitrunk width; mandibles with apical and one pre-apical tooth only; cross vein m-cu often absent on one or both fore wings (Fig. 127)........................................................................ 33. flavus (Fabricius) HNS
Head width as wide as alitrunk; mandibles either denticulate evenly or with at least one or more denticles in addition to apical and pre-apical teeth; cross vein m-cu normally present............................................................................ 9
Figs. 124-127. Lasius flavus (Fabr.) HNS . - 124: worker in profile; 125: petiole scale of queen in anterior view; 126: head of worker in dorsal view; 127: head of male in dorsal view. Scale: 1 mm.
9 (8) Petiole scale high, narrow, and deeply incised; masticatory border with well defined denticles; size small - length: 3.2 mm.................... 40. bicornis (Forster) HNS
Petiole scale broad, with straight or slightly emarginate dorsal crest; masticatory border with one or two denticles only, the rest obscure or absent; larger length: 3.7-4.5 mm (Fig. 152)........................................ 41. mixtus (Nylander) HNS
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Genus Lasius Fabricius HNS
These ground-nesting ants also tend to prefer cooler habitats at middle to high elevations. Workers are generalized scavengers and often tend hemipterans. Species in the subgenera Acanthomyops HNS and Chthonolasius HNS are temporary social parasites on other Lasius HNS species. Species of Acanthomyops HNS were previously considered to represent a different genus, but are now known to be phylogenetically nested within Lasius HNS (see above under “Taxonomic Changes”).
Species identification: keys in Wilson (1955a), Wing (1968) ( Acanthomyops HNS ), and Mackay and Mackay (2002). Additional references: Agosti and Bolton (1990b), Cole (1956a, 1958a), Hasegawa (1998), Janda et al. (2004), MacKay (1998), Savolainen (2002), Seifert (1988a, 1992b), Umphrey and Danzmann (1998), Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g).
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: 29-29, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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Lasius is a genus of formicine ants.[2] The type species for this genus is the black garden ant, Lasius niger. Other major members, which live in drier heathland, are the cornfield ant, L. neoniger, and L. alienus. Other species include the temporary social parasites of the L. mixtus group and the hyper-social parasite Lasius fuliginosus. Lasius flavus is also a commonly seen species, building grassy hillocks in undisturbed pasture. In the Alps, these mounds - always aligned east to catch the first rays of the rising sun - have been traditionally used by goatherds as natural compasses.[citation needed]
Moisture ants[edit]
Many Lasius species, known collectively as "moisture ants" in the United States, make their nests in and around moist rotting wood as well as under rocks.[3][4] They can infest buildings, particularly foundation forms in contact with soil, becoming a minor nuisance.[5][3] They are not considered a structural threat because they only make their galleries in wood that is already decayed.[5] Some species build "cartonlike" nests in moist locations made of decayed wood fragments cemented together with honeydew and the ant's mandibular gland secretions.[4] Workers are monomorphic, 2 to 3 mm long, yellow to dark brown.[3] They are secretive, and forage mostly at night for honeydew and other sweet substances, and may also prey on small insects.[3] Winged reproductive males and females swarm in late summer and fall, which is when building infestations may be noticed.[3] They are distinguished from carpenter ants (Camponotus), another structure-infesting species, by being much smaller, and having a notch in the dorsal thorax (top of the center body division), where carpenter ants have a rounded thorax.[5][3] Widespread moisture ant species include L. alieni and L. neoniger, as well as some Acanthomyops species.[4]
Species[edit]
- Lasius affinis (Schenck, 1852)
- Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903
- Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)
- †Lasius anthracinus (Heer, 1867)
- Lasius arizonicus Wheeler, 1917
- Lasius atopus Cole, 1958
- Lasius austriacus Schlick-Steiner, Steiner, Schödl & Seifert, 2003
- Lasius balcanicus [no authors], 1988
- Lasius balearicus Talavera, Espadaler & Vila, 2014
- Lasius bicornis (Foerster, 1850)
- Lasius breviscapus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius buccatus Stärcke, 1942
- Lasius bureni (Wing, 1968)
- Lasius californicus Wheeler, 1917
- Lasius capitatus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927)
- Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861
- †Lasius chambonensis Piton & Théobald, 1935
- Lasius cinereus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius citrinus Emery, 1922
- Lasius claviger (Roger, 1862)
- Lasius colei (Wing, 1968)
- Lasius coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
- Lasius coloratus Santschi, 1937
- Lasius creightoni (Wing, 1968)
- Lasius crinitus (Smith, 1858)
- Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955
- Lasius crypticus Wilson, 1955
- Lasius distinguendus (Emery, 1916)
- Lasius draco Collingwood, 1982
- Lasius elevatus Bharti & Gul, 2013
- Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)
- †Lasius epicentrus Théobald, 1937
- Lasius escamole Reza, 1925
- Lasius exulans Fabricius, 1804
- Lasius fallax Wilson, 1955
- Lasius flavescens Forel, 1904
- Lasius flavoniger Seifert, 1992
- Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
- Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005
- Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius gebaueri Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius globularis (Heer, 1849)
- Lasius grandis Forel, 1909
- Lasius hayashi Yamauchi & Hayashida, 1970
- Lasius hikosanus Yamauchi, 1979
- Lasius himalayanus Bingham, 1903
- Lasius hirsutus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius humilis Wheeler, 1917
- Lasius illyricus Zimmermann, 1935
- †Lasius inflatus (Zhang, 1989)
- Lasius interjectus Mayr, 1866
- Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941
- Lasius jensi Seifert, 1982
- Lasius karpinisi Seifert, 1992
- Lasius koreanus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius lasioides (Emery, 1869)
- Lasius latipes (Walsh, 1863)
- Lasius lawarai Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius longaevus (Heer, 1849)
- Lasius longiceps [no authors], 1988
- Lasius longicirrus Chang & He, 2002
- †Lasius longipennis (Heer, 1849)
- Lasius magnus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius mellea (Provancher, 1881)
- Lasius meridionalis (Bondroit, 1920)
- Lasius mexicanus Wheeler, 1914
- Lasius mikir Collingwood, 1982
- Lasius minutus Emery, 1893
- Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)
- Lasius monticola (Buckley, 1866)
- †Lasius mordicus Zhang, 1989
- Lasius morisitai Yamauchi, 1979
- Lasius murphyi Forel, 1901
- Lasius myops Forel, 1894
- Lasius myrmidon Mei, 1998
- Lasius nearcticus Wheeler, 1906
- Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrasfalvy, 1990
- †Lasius nemorivagus Wheeler, 1915
- Lasius neoniger Emery, 1893
- Lasius nevadensis Cole, 1956
- Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lasius nigrescens Stitz, 1930
- Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
- Lasius nitidigaster Seifert, 1996
- †Lasius oblongus Assmann, 1870
- Lasius obscuratus Stitz, 1930
- †Lasius obscurus (Heer, 1849)
- Lasius occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
- †Lasius occultatus (Heer, 1849)
- †Lasius ophthalmicus (Heer, 1849)
- Lasius orientalis Karavaiev, 1912
- Lasius pallitarsis (Provancher, 1881)
- Lasius paralienus Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius peritulus (Cockerell, 1927)
- Lasius piliferus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991
- Lasius plumopilosus Buren, 1941
- Lasius pogonogynus Buren, 1950
- Lasius productus Wilson, 1955
- Lasius przewalskii Ruzsky, 1915
- Lasius psammophilus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius pubescens Buren, 1942
- †Lasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
- †Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868
- Lasius rabaudi (Bondroit, 1917)
- Lasius reginae Faber, 1967
- Lasius rubiginosa (Latreille, 1802)
- Lasius ruficornis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Lasius sabularum (Bondroit, 1918)
- Lasius sakagamii Yamauchi & Hayashida, 1970
- Lasius schaeferi Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius schiefferdeckeri Mayr, 1868
- Lasius schulzi Seifert, 1992
- Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955
- Lasius sonobei Yamauchi, 1979
- Lasius spathepus Wheeler, 1910
- Lasius speculiventris Emery, 1893
- Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
- Lasius subumbratus Viereck, 1903
- Lasius talpa Wilson, 1955
- Lasius tebessae Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius tertiarius Zalessky, 1949
- †Lasius truncatus Zhang, 1989
- Lasius turcicus Santschi, 1921
- Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)
- Lasius uzbeki Seifert, 1992
- †Lasius validus Zhang, 1989
- Lasius vestitus Wheeler, 1910
- †Lasius vetulus Dlussky, 1981
- Lasius viehmeyeri Emery, 1922
- Lasius wittmeri Seifert, 1992
- Lasius xerophilus MacKay & MacKay, 1994
References[edit]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Lasius". AntCat. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Lasius". AntWeb. Retrieved 02-05-12. Check date values in:
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f Klotz, John H. (2010). Urban Pest Management of Ants in California. UCANR Publications, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California. pp. 54–55. ISBN 1601076649.
- ^ a b c Klotz, John H. (2008). Urban Ants of North America and Europe: Identification, Biology, and Management. Cornell University Press. pp. 39–44. ISBN 0801474736.
- ^ a b c Antonelli, Art (2007). "Extension Bulletin 1382: Moisture Ants". WSU Extension. Washington State University. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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Genus Lasius Fabricius HNS
A close relationship between Acanthomyops Mayr HNS and Lasius HNS has long been recognized (Creighton 1950a, Wilson 1955a, Wing 1968a). Recent molecular studies (Savolainen 2002, Janda et al. 2004) demonstrate that Acanthomyops HNS is nested phylogenetically within Lasius HNS . To maintain monophyly for Lasius HNS , Acanthomyops HNS cannot be treated as a separate genus. It is here returned to the status of subgenus ( stat. rev. ) in Lasius HNS , which generates revised or new combinations in Lasius HNS for the following species names: arizonicus HNS comb. rev. , bureni HNS comb. nov. , californicus HNS comb. rev. , claviger HNS comb. rev. , clavigeroides HNS comb. rev. , colei HNS comb. nov. , coloradensis HNS comb. rev. , creightoni HNS comb. nov. , interjectus HNS comb. rev. , latipes HNS comb. rev. , mexicanus HNS comb. rev. , murphyi HNS comb. rev. , occidentalis HNS comb. rev. , parvula HNS comb. rev. , plumopilosus HNS comb. rev. , pogonogynus HNS comb. rev. , pubescens HNS comb. rev. , and subglaber HNS comb. rev.
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: 13-13, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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Lasius HNS sp. CA-01
E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
Near L. umbratus HNS ; known only from queens and males.
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: null, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
Near L. umbratus ; known only from queens and males.
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