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subgenus
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Cautolasius
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Japanese Name
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Kiiro-ke-ari-azoku
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Original Reference
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Wilson, E.O. (1955) A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 113: 1-201.
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Description
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Species in the subgenus Cautolasius are yellow body colored in workers. Maxillary palpi are short, not reaching the neck. Petiolar spiracles are present at upper portion of petiolar scale.
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Remarks
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These are terrestrial, and engage in mutualism with root-feeding aphids. Their food is predominantly honey-dew obtained from aphid symbionts.
Three species are included in this subgenus as follows: L. flavus, L. sonobei, L. talpa.
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References
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- Wilson, E. O. (1955). A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv., 113, 1-201.
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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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