Lasius occidentalis

Species of ant

Lasius occidentalis

Lasius occidentalis worker
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Lasius
Species:	L. occidentalis
Binomial name
*Lasius occidentalis* Wheeler, 1909

Lasius occidentalis is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1909 by Wheeler, the species is native to the United States.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.
^ Wing, M.W. (1968). Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New York: Cornell University. p. 143.