BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Lasius (a genus of ants)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Lasius alienus s.l. (Forster) (an ant)				4
Species	Lasius brunneus (Latreille) (Brown Ant)			1	3
Species	Lasius flavus (Fabricius) (Yellow Meadow Ant)	1		1	5
Species	Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille) (Jet Ant)				6
Species	Lasius meridionalis (Bondroit, 1919) (an ant)				1
Species	Lasius mixtus (Nylander) (an ant)				3
Species	Lasius niger s.s. Linnaeus (Small Black Ant)				2
Species	Lasius sabularum (an ant)				1
Species	Lasius umbratus (Nylander) (an ant)				7
Informal	(Lasius niger s.l.) (Small Black Ants)	4	15		7

Suggested Literature

Lasius may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lasius is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Lasius listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Lasius:

	brood	brood is predated by adult	Solenopsis fugax - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	nest	nest has guest larva	Xanthogramma - a genus of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)		Rotheray, G.E., 1993
	nest	nest has guest larva	Xanthogramma citrofasciatum - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)		Rotheray, G.E., 1993
	nest	nest is taken over by female	Lasius meridionalis - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	nest	nest is taken over by female	Lasius sabularum - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	nest	nest is taken over by queen (newly mated)	Lasius umbratus - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

Lasius may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References