Lasius Fabricius, 1804
(a genus of ants)

Interactions where Lasius is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
brood is predated by adult Major Solenopsis fugax an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Solenopsis fugax/Solenopsis fugaxan antadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsbroodMajor adult is predator of brood
nest nest has guest larva Xanthogramma a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xanthogramma/Xanthogrammaa genus of hoverflieslarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest larva is a guest in nest
nest nest has guest larva Xanthogramma citrofasciatum a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xanthogramma citrofasciatum/Xanthogramma citrofasciatuma hoverflylarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest larva is a guest in nest
nest nest is taken over by female UK/Ireland Lasius meridionalis an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius meridionalis/Lasius meridionalisan antfemale Animal / sequestratesUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest female takes over nest
nest nest is taken over by female UK/Ireland Lasius sabularum an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius sabularum/Lasius sabularuman antfemale Animal / sequestratesUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest female takes over nest
nest nest is taken over by queen (newly mated) UK/Ireland Lasius umbratus an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius umbratus/Lasius umbratusan antqueen (newly mated) Animal / sequestratesUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest queen (newly mated) takes over nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Lasius (a genus of ants) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasius (a genus of ants) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 8 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms 2 references
Species 2 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Informal 2 subtaxa 12 trophisms 6 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLasius (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyFORMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lasius (a genus of ants)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1992 A Taxonomic Revision of the Palaearctic Members of the Ant Subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz Vol 66(5): 1-67.

Lasius (a genus of ants) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1990 Supplementation to the revision of European species of the ant subgenus Chthonolasius Ruzsky, 1913 Doriana Vol 6(271): 1-13.
Seiffert, B. 1988 A Revision of the European Species of the Ant Subgenus Chthonolasius Entomologische Abhandlungen Vol 51(8): 143-180.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lasius (a genus of ants):

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