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Lasius coloradensis

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Lasius coloradensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Lasius
Species:
L. coloradensis
Binomial name
Lasius coloradensis
Wheeler, 1917

Lasius coloradensis is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1917 by Wheeler, the species is native to the United States. The queens of will make a claustral chamber and hibernate, laying eggs in the spring.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.
  2. ^ Creighton, W (1950). The ants of North America. p. 429.
  3. ^ Buren, W.F. (1950). A new Lasius (Acanthomyops) with a key to North American females (PDF). p. 185.
  4. ^ Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York: Cornell University. p. 78.