Lasius claviger

Smaller yellow ant
Lasius claviger worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Lasius
Species:
L. claviger
Binomial name
Lasius claviger
Roger, 1862

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]

  1. ^ Jacobs, S. (2014), Citronella ants. Entomological Notes. (PDF), Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, retrieved 2 February 2015
  2. ^ Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.
  3. ^ Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York: Cornell University. p. 67.