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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)
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Ant and Aphid 6288 - Lasius
Copyright © 2007 Steve Nanz

Ant and Aphid 6288 - Lasius
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
March 31, 2007
Found some ants and aphids under a log. Found examples of both Acanthomyops and Lasius that were similar to the ant. Any clue on the aphids?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 8 August, 2007 - 4:33am
Last updated 26 June, 2013 - 5:33am

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Acanthomyops.
… Steve Nanz, 26 June, 2013 - 5:33am login or register to post comments

Moved to Subgenus Acanthomyops
Moved from Ants.

Moving to Subgenus Acanthomyops. Although it contradicts the comments below, it seems to be the closest grouping available.
… Steve Nanz, 11 August, 2010 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

acanthomyops is now lasius claviger group
and that is what this is
… J. Anderson, 10 August, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Lasius claviger?
When you say "acanthomyops is now lasius claviger group" do you mean it is in the new Subgenus Acanthomyops or are you saying it's in Lasius claviger? Also, on what do you base the ID?

Thanks in advance and also thanks for the taxonomy update.
… Steve Nanz, 11 August, 2010 - 4:00am login or register to post comments

 
to the best of my knowledge s
to the best of my knowledge subgenus acanthomyops is not correct- it is currently claviger group (this may be wrong though- the book i am using is from 2007)

according to ants of north america- in the field they can be recognized by the following combination of traits: very small eyes, colour that ranges from yellow to orange, a generally shiny integument surface, and a strong lemony odour...
… J. Anderson, 11 August, 2010 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

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