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Scientific Name
Lasius flavus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Field 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 flavus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Cole (1940) found it nesting in shady cove of hardwoods in the soil beneath stones at Greenbriar Cove. MacGown and Hill found a colony of this species nesting in the soil beneath a clump of grass along a trail in an open field at an elevation of approximately 4500 ft near the Ferguson Cabin in North Carolina.
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
0
References
Vouchers
3
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
9/10/2019 2:58:13 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Sample Code = ~; Determiner = 163; Determination Date = 2002; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Middle Prong Little River; Label = Brushy Mountain, on trail ~100m from crest, under small stone; Place Name = Brushy Mountain; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = By Hand; Specimen Count = 6, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
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