Lasius mixtus
Species of insect
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Lasius mixtus is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae.[1]
| Lasius mixtus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Subgenus: | Chthonolasius |
| Species: | L. mixtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846) | |
It is native to Europe and Northern America. It is primarily subterranean and socially parasitic. It can be distinguished from a similar species Lasius umbratus by the lack of erect or suberect hairs on the scapes and tibiae, and lower petiolar apex.[1]
