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Subgenus Chthonolasius (Lasius Subgenus Chthonolasius)
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Lasius aphidicola
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Copyright © 2007
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
Yellow/Orange Ants -
Lasius aphidicola
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 19, 2007
Size: 3-4 mm
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Contributed by
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
on 19 April, 2007 - 1:42pm
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 10:03pm
Moved
Moved from
Lasius
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 1 November, 2009 - 10:03pm
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I agree with Richard
I'll hazard these are
Lasius umbratus
, with bigger eyes, more pubescence and browner cast to the color than
Acanthomyops
. The latter, by the way, is now officially a subgenus of
Lasius
.
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James C. Trager
, 4 May, 2009 - 5:14pm
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Lasius sp. - worker
Citronella ants would be a lighter yellow, with more clubbed antennae.
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Richard Vernier
, 20 April, 2007 - 4:10am
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Citronella ants?
My guess would be something in the genus Acanthomyops, but Gordon Snelling will know for sure. Nice image.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 19 April, 2007 - 4:09pm
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