Lasius emarginatus

Lasius emarginatus
Lasius emarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Lasius
Species: L. emarginatus
Binomial name
Lasius emarginatus
(Olivier, 1792)

Lasius emarginatus is a species of boreal formicine ants.

Description

Lasius emarginatus is a small ant, reaching a length of 3-5.5 mm in the workers, 7–10 mm in the females and 7-14.5 mm in males. In workers and females the thorax is reddish or brownish-red, while the head and the abdomen are brown. Males are completely brown.

The longevity of the queen reaches up to 30 years, but for workers it is limited to 3 years. The species is omnivore. Colonies are monogynous (one queen per colony). They are not aggressive but they do not mind attacking a potential predator or another colony to expand their hunting and harvesting territory.

Distribution

This species is present in the Western Palearctic ecozone (Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor).

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