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subgenus
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Lasius
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Japanese Name
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Ke-ari-azoku
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Original Reference
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Fabricius, J.C. (1804) Systema Piezatorum: 439 pp. Brunsvigae.
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Description
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Species in the subgenus Lasius are brown to blackish brown in workers. Maxillary palpi are long, reaching the neck.
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Remarks
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These ants are active on the ground. Some species are not easily separated using worker external morphology.
Five species are included in this subgenus as follows: L. alienus, L. hayashi, L. japonicus, L. productus, L. sakagamii.
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References
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- Systema Piezatorum: 439 pp. Brunsvigae.
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Editor
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Original text by Mamoru Terayama and Katsusuke Yamauchi. English translation by Mamoru Terayama.
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