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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