Lasius alienus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: |
Lasius Latreille, 1804 |
Species: | L. alienus |
Binomial name | |
Lasius alienus Förster, 1850 |
Lasius alienus, or cornfield ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae (family Formicidae). Workers have a length of about 2–4 mm, females are larger (7–9 mm).
They live in Europe, from Spain to the Caucasus.
Genome type Lasius alienus: 0,31 m (C value)