Best Answer James C. Trager , August 27 2015 - 4:21 AM
Smaller and darker suggests L. alienus to me. They fly earlier on the average than L. neoniger, but there is a bit of overlap in August.
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Posted August 15 2015 - 11:05 AM
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Just wanted confirmation that these are both Lasius alienus.
They are much smaller and darker than my Lasius neoniger.
Caught August 15 2015.
First one.
Second one.
Edited by AntsMAN, July 21 2016 - 8:25 AM.
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Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
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Crematogastor cerasi x1
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Posted August 27 2015 - 4:21 AM
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Smaller and darker suggests L. alienus to me. They fly earlier on the average than L. neoniger, but there is a bit of overlap in August.
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