Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
(Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant)

Interactions where Lasius brunneus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
nest nest may be found in old tree Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius brunneus/Lasius brunneusbrown ant, brown tree antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksoldtree

Interactions where Lasius brunneus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may attract adult Questionable Cryptocephalus querceti a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus querceti/Cryptocephalus quercetia leaf beetleadult Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius brunneus/Lasius brunneusbrown ant, brown tree ant? (5-8)adult is associated with
tunnel (old) old tunnel may attract Minor Dryophthorus corticalis a weevil Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dryophthoridae/Dryophthorus corticalis/Dryophthorus corticalisa weevil Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius brunneus/Lasius brunneusbrown ant, brown tree antoldtunnelMinor is associated with old tunnel

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant)
GenusLasius (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyFORMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant)

Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Alexander, K.N.A. 2005 Lasius brunneus (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Monmouthshire Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 18: 162.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Lasius brunneus (Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant)
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