Lasius latipes

Lasius latipes is a species of ant in the genus Lasius. It is native to the United States.^[1] It is a temporary social parasite, which means queens typically invade nests of Lasius neoniger to begin their own colony.^[2][3]

Lasius latipes
Lasius latipes worker
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Lasius
Species:	L. latipes
Binomial name
Lasius latipes (Walsh, 1863)