Formicidae
Cataglyphis ibericus (Emery, 1906)
Cataglyphis ibericus (Emery, 1906)
Cataglyphis ibericus is a desert ant species found in the Iberian Peninsula, described by Carlo Emery in 1906.
Formica subrufa Roger, 1859
Formica subrufa Roger, 1859
Iberoformica subrufa (Formica subrufa) is an ant species distributed mainly across mainland Europe.
Prolasius advenus (Smith, 1862)
Prolasius advenus (Smith, 1862)
Prolasius advenus is an endemic New Zealand ant with distinct physical traits across different castes.
Notostigma foreli Emery, 1920
Notostigma foreli Emery, 1920
Notostigma foreli is an Australian species of ant in the genus Notostigma, first described by Emery in 1920.
Notostigma carazzii (Emery, 1895)
Notostigma carazzii (Emery, 1895)
Notostigma carazzii is a nocturnal solitary-foraging ant species endemic to Australia, first described in 1895.
Prenolepis imparis (Say, 1836)
Prenolepis imparis (Say, 1836)
Prenolepis imparis is a cold-preferring North American ant that kills other ants with defensive abdominal secretions.
Lasius aphidicola
Lasius aphidicola
Lasius aphidicola is the separate species classification for former North American populations of the parasitic ant Lasius umbratus.
Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
Lasius fuliginosus is an aphid-tending hyperparasitic ant species distributed across Europe and Asia that nests in hollow trees.
Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
Lasius flavus, the yellow meadow ant, is a common subterranean ant found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Lasius nearcticus Wheeler, 1906
Lasius nearcticus Wheeler, 1906
Lasius nearcticus is a citronella ant species native to parts of North America, with possible additional western range.
Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasius niger, the common black garden ant, is a widespread monogynous formicine ant with the longest recorded queen lifespan among eusocial insects.
Lasius pallitarsis (Provancher, 1881)
Lasius pallitarsis (Provancher, 1881)
Lasius pallitarsis (Provancher, 1881) is a species of ant in the ant family Formicidae.
Lasius neoniger Emery, 1893
Lasius neoniger Emery, 1893
Lasius neoniger is a North American Lasius ant species with multiple common names, light brown bodies, and slightly darker heads.
Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)
Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)
Lasius emarginatus is a small Western Palearctic ant species that is invasive in Manhattan, with queens living up to 30 years.
Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
Lasius brunneus is a fairly common, widespread European ant species with characteristic bicoloured workers.
Lasius grandis Forel, 1909
Lasius grandis Forel, 1909
Lasius grandis is a 1909-described ant species from the Lasius genus found across the western Mediterranean region.
Lasius americanus
Lasius americanus
Lasius americanus, the woodland fuzzy ant, is a North American ant species found in temperate forests.
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941
Lasius japonicus is a mostly black East Asian ant species in the genus Lasius that tends aphids and sprays formic acid.
Acanthomyops latipes (Walsh, 1863)
Acanthomyops latipes (Walsh, 1863)
Lasius latipes, a US-native ant, is a temporary social parasite that invades Lasius neoniger nests to start colonies.
Lasius claviger
Lasius claviger
Lasius claviger, the smaller yellow ant, is a Lasius ant species native to the United States, described in 1862 by Roger.
Acanthomyops interjectus (Mayr, 1866)
Acanthomyops interjectus (Mayr, 1866)
Larger yellow ant (Lasius interjectus / Acanthomyops interjectus) is a 1866-described ant species native to the United States.
Lasius arizonicus
Lasius arizonicus
Lasius arizonicus is a United States-native ant species in genus Lasius, first described in 1917 by William Morton Wheeler.
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus placodops is a honeypot ant species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838
Myrmecocystus mexicanus is a honey ant species with specialized replete food-storage worker castes native to arid North America.
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