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Citronella Ants
Acanthomyops
Lasius is a genus of formicine ants. The type species for this genus is the black garden ant, Lasius niger. Other major members, which live in drier heathland, are the cornfield ant, L. neoniger, and L. alienus. Other species include the temporary social parasites of the L. mixtus group and the hyper-social parasite L. fuliginosus. Lasius flavus is also a commonly seen species, building grassy hillocks in undisturbed pasture. In the Alps, these mounds – always aligned east to catch the first rays of the rising sun – have been traditionally used by goatherds as natural compasses. Species in the subgenus Acanthomyops, in particular L. interjectus and L. claviger, are commonly known as citronella ants due to their citronella-like smell.
20 branches of this group, most-observed first
Common Citronella Ant
speciesLasius claviger
Larger Citronella Ant
speciesLasius interjectus
Wide-legged Citronella Ant
speciesLasius latipes
Murphy's Citronella Ant
speciesLasius murphyi
Arizona Citronella Ant
speciesLasius arizonicus
Colorado Citronella Ant
speciesLasius coloradensis
Common × Wide-legged Citronella Ant
hybridLasius claviger × latipes
Western Citronella Ant
speciesLasius occidentalis
California Citronella Ant
speciesLasius californicus
Lasius colei
speciesLasius colei
Lasius subglaber
speciesLasius subglaber
Mexican Citronella Ant
speciesLasius mexicanus
Lasius pogonogynus
speciesLasius pogonogynus
Lasius creightoni
speciesLasius creightoni
Feathery Citronella Ant
speciesLasius plumopilosus
Lasius pubescens
speciesLasius pubescens
Lasius coloradensis × latipes
hybridLasius coloradensis × latipes
Lasius bureni
speciesLasius bureni
Lasius murphyi × subglaber
hybridLasius murphyi × subglaber
Lasius plumopilosus × subglaber
hybridLasius plumopilosus × subglaber
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1115224.