Species Lasius niger - Black Garden Ant

Classification · Other Common Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

Subfamily Formicinae

Tribe Lasiini

Genus Lasius (Citronella Ants)

No Taxon (Niger group - (Subgenus Lasius))

Species niger (Black Garden Ant)

Other Common Names

Small black ant, Common black ant

Identification

A dark brown, nearly black Lasius with erect hairs on the antennal scapes.

Range

Eurasian, but well established in eastern Canada, especially Quebec. Apparently occurs in the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada, too.

Habitat

Fields, human habitat.

Internet References

Arkive

Ant ark

Ant web

Navajo nature

Contributed by James C. Trager on 19 April, 2013 - 4:01pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, PaleoJon
Last updated 8 December, 2020 - 10:50am

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