Lasius mexicanus

Lasius mexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Lasiini
Genus:	Lasius
Species:	L. mexicanus
Binomial name
	Lasius mexicanus; Wheeler, 1914

Lasius mexicanus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1914 by William Morton Wheeler, the species is native to Mexico.[1][2][3]

References

Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.
Buren, W.F. (1950). A new Lasius (Acanthomyops) with a key to North American females (PDF). p. 184.
Wheeler, W.M. (1914). Ants collected by W. M. Mann in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. pp. 55, worker, queen, male described.

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[Bolton-1] Bolton, B (1995). A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 53.

[W.F.-2] Buren, W.F. (1950). A new Lasius (Acanthomyops) with a key to North American females (PDF). p. 184.

[W.M.-3] Wheeler, W.M. (1914). Ants collected by W. M. Mann in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. pp. 55, worker, queen, male described.