Lasius brunneus

Lasius brunneus
Lasius brunneus worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Lasius
Species: L. brunneus
Binomial name
Lasius brunneus
(Latreille, 1798)

Lasius brunneus is a species of ant in the genus Lasius.[1] The species is widely distributed in Europe, from Sweden in the north to Anatolia in the south.[2] In England this species is almost always found nesting in oak trees or rotting wood.

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Lasius brunneus". AntCat. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Seifert, B. (1992). "A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz. 66: 1–67.


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