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The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. [1] Populations in North America are now considered a different, related species, Lasius brevicornis. [2] The queen is 7–9 mm long, males 3–4 mm and workers 2 ...
The North American populations are now treated as a different species, Lasius aphidicola. [4] The queens of this species seek out a Lasius niger worker ant to first kill in order to gain the worker ant's scent and then to discreetly sneak inside a L. niger nest. Once inside the L. umbratus queen finds the L. niger queen, and kills her.
Despite this, the hyperdiverse genus Camponotus is the most diverse group of ants in the world, with more than 1,100 species described. [ 41 ] [ 110 ] Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809 – 82 genera, 3,243 species [ 111 ]
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 .
Lasius flavus, the yellow meadow ant, an ant species mostly found in Central Europe; Limax flavus, the yellow slug, an air-breathing land slug species; See also.
This is a list of ants of Great Britain, including endemic and introduced species.Compared with much of the rest of Europe, Great Britain has a smaller number of ants.The size and diversity of ant species in any area is largely determined by the highest summer soil temperature, and this being so, it is not surprising that the greatest concentration of different species is centred in the warmer ...
Lasius interjectus, commonly known as the larger yellow ant, [1] is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, and was formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1866 by Mayr, the species is native to the United States.
The living genus has a single species, the Sri Lankan relict ant (Aneuretus simoni), endemic to Sri Lanka and only found in a few locations. The species is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. [15] [16] Aneuretus simoni: Apomyrminae Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 1: 1: Apomyrma Brown, Gotwald & Lévieux, 1970