Lasius sabularum (Bondroit, 1918)
Description and notes
Lasius sabularum is one of the Lasius species with yellow workers. It is very similar to L. mixtus. It differs in having 2 or 3 sub-erect hairs on hind tibia. Males have serrated mandibles. This species has been re-established and redefined by Seifert (1988).
Distribution
Southern England.
It occurs across the western Palaearctic.
Status (in Britain only)
This species is not regarded as scarce or threatened.
Habitat
More often found in parks and gardens but also in agricultural land and meadows.
Flight period
July to October. Sometimes alates over-winter and fly in May.
Foraging behaviour
They forage underground on small invertebrates and tend root-feeding aphids
Nesting biology
Nests are founded by taking over a nest of Lasius niger (Linnaeus) and probably other Lasius species.
Year profile last updated
2010