Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

We describe a new species of the ant genus Lasius collected from the arid Chihuahuan Desert, a very unusual habitat for the genus. The workers, females and males of this species are similar to those of L. neoniger , but have more abundant erect hairs on the tibiae.

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Main Authors: William P. Mackay, Emma E. Mackay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/72694
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description We describe a new species of the ant genus Lasius collected from the arid Chihuahuan Desert, a very unusual habitat for the genus. The workers, females and males of this species are similar to those of L. neoniger , but have more abundant erect hairs on the tibiae.
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spelling doaj-art-6586fa0042494b028aba9d22cf176a2c2025-08-20T02:23:48ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381994-01-011011-2374310.1155/1994/72694Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New MexicoWilliam P. Mackay0Emma E. Mackay1Laboratory for Environmental Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas, El Paso 79968, TX, USALaboratory for Environmental Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas, El Paso 79968, TX, USAWe describe a new species of the ant genus Lasius collected from the arid Chihuahuan Desert, a very unusual habitat for the genus. The workers, females and males of this species are similar to those of L. neoniger , but have more abundant erect hairs on the tibiae.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/72694
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Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
title_full Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
title_fullStr Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
title_short Lasius Xerophilus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species From White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
title_sort lasius xerophilus hymenoptera formicidae a new ant species from white sands national monument new mexico
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/72694
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