Lasiophanes hoffmanni

Lasiophanes hoffmanni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Lasiophanes is a small genus of ant with six described species endemic to Patagonia (Argentina and Chile). The genus is related to Lasius of the Northern Hemisphere and Melophorus of Australia and New Zealand. Little is known about these species and the taxonomy of Lasiophanes is poorly understood.

Distribution

Lasiophanes hoffmanni — (c) Franco Arenas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 12

Sources and credits

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Lasiophanes hoffmanni

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