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Alate ant - Lasius - female
Copyright © 2012 Charley Eiseman

Alate ant - Lasius - Female
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 26, 2011

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 January, 2012 - 11:41pm
Last updated 27 January, 2012 - 4:35pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 27 January, 2012 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

I am fairly certain this is n
I am fairly certain this is not L. nearcticus, whose queens look much like those of L. neoniger (though yellower). Otherwise -- what Richard said.
Indeed, there are apparently two species which key to L. umbratus itself, as well as a couple of other close relatives, in eastern USA.
… James C. Trager, 27 January, 2012 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Lasius sp.. (umbratus group) - winged female
Maybe the widespread L. nearcticus. Species of this group are very difficult here in Western Europe too, where three very similar species exist besides L. umbratus itself.
… Richard Vernier, 23 January, 2012 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

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