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Scientific Name
Lasius alienus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Cornfield Ant
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder | Apocrita |
| Infraorder | Aculeata |
| Superfamily | Vespoidea |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Subfamily | Formicinae |
| Tribe | Lasiini |
| Genus | Lasius |
| Species | Lasius alienus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
This species inhabits a wide variety of habitats from dry open fields and forests to bottomland forests in a wide range of elevations. Reported as one of the most common species of ants in the park by Cole (1940) and Lessard et al. (2007). MacGown and Hill also found it to be common.
Park Distribution: NC, TN (Annotated List 9/5/19)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Hymenoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
26
References
Vouchers
220
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/5/2019 9:25:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Sample Code = BSGS20010909; Determiner = 163; Determination Date = 2002; Preservation Method = Pinned; Watershed Name = Abrams Creek; Label = Forge Ck, Forge Ck Rd, 1km S CC Loop Road, 6m trap; Place Name = Cades Cove; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = 6-m Malaise Trap; Specimen Count = 1; Source of Coordinates = Digital topomap, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
