Lasius meridionalis (Bondroit, 1920)
(an ant)

Interactions where Lasius meridionalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
female female takes over nest UK/Ireland Lasius a genus of ants Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius meridionalis/Lasius meridionalisan antfemale Animal / sequestratesUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius/Lasiusa genus of antsnest

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Lasius meridionalis (an ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasius meridionalis (an ant) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasius meridionalis (an 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 meridionalis (an ant)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1988 A Revision of the European Species of the Ant Subgenus Chthonolasius Entomologische Abhandlungen Vol 51(8): 143-180.

Lasius meridionalis (an ant) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lasius meridionalis (an ant):

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