Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
(Yellow Meadow Ant)

Interactions where Lasius flavus 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').

Filters:

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
pupa? is predated by larva Microdon devius an ant hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Microdon devius/Microdon deviusan ant hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius flavus/Lasius flavusyellow meadow antpupa? larva is predator of pupa?
nest nest with inquiline UK/IrelandMajor Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Ant Woodlouse Isopoda: Platyarthridae Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat, Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Platyarthridae/Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii/Platyarthrus hoffmannseggiiant woodlouse Animal / inquilineUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius flavus/Lasius flavusyellow meadow antnestMajor is inquiline in nest
nest nest has guest larva Rare Clytra quadripunctata a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra quadripunctata/Clytra quadripunctataa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius flavus/Lasius flavusyellow meadow antnestRare larva is a guest in nest
nest nest may attract larva Microdon devius an ant hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Microdon devius/Microdon deviusan ant hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius flavus/Lasius flavusyellow meadow antnest larva is associated with nest
nest nest has guest worker UK/Ireland Myrmecina graminicola Grass Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmecina graminicola/Myrmecina graminicolagrass antworker Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius flavus/Lasius flavusyellow meadow antnest worker is a guest in nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat151pp, Institute of Terrestial Ecology
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 flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant)
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 flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant)

Lasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
King, T. 2006 The value of ant-hills in grasslands British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 392-7.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Lasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant)
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