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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Lasiini » Citronella Ants (Lasius) » Subgenus Lasius (Lasius Subgenus Lasius) » Lasius emarginatus
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NJ Ant - Lasius emarginatus
Copyright © 2015 William A. Kolbe, BCE

NJ Ant - Lasius emarginatus
Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey, USA
August 5, 2015
Size: 3-4mm
Found inside and outside home.

Single node.. Unique thorax

Homeowner reports she sees them all the time in India. Assume she goes back and forth
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Contributed by William A. Kolbe, BCE on 5 August, 2015 - 3:34pm
Last updated 24 August, 2015 - 1:49pm

Moved
This species does not occur in India, but NJ record does indicate a range extension for this adventive European species.
… James C. Trager, 24 August, 2015 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Lasius emarginatus?
Hello William, welcome to BugGuide! I saw your request comment on my image identified as Lasius emarginatus here and noticed that you had not added your guess to your example. It may help experts interested in figuring out what this is.
… Steve Nanz, 18 August, 2015 - 3:51am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 August, 2015 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

state abbreviation doesn't belong in the city field, pls correct
more importantly, please make sure to crop tight any images posted for identification purposes, so that the bug fills the frame: keep in mind that regular users are unable to access images full-size, and may miss critical details
… v belov, 5 August, 2015 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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