Lasius coloradensis

Lasius coloradensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Lasiini
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[]

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

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[Bolton-1] Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.

[Creighton-2] Creighton, W (1950). The ants of North America. p. 429.

[W.F.-3] Buren, W.F. (1950). A new Lasius (Acanthomyops) with a key to North American females (PDF). p. 185.

[Wing-4] Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York: Cornell University. p. 78.

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