Lasius alienus
(Foerster, 1850) · speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Lasius alienus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation10 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 897 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI973 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics973 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Lasius alienus, or cornfield ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae (family Formicidae). Workers have a length of about 2–4 mm, Queens are larger (7–9 mm).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Diet & foraging2
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Lasius alienus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Lasius alienus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 283×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · invert
2n 141×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database
Record type6 897 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions21 of 60 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| CASlocation not on record | 1 120 |
| Chicago, US | 398 |
| University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record | 373 |
| Cambridge, US | 350 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 238 |
| Champaign, US | 213 |
| OSUClocation not on record | 198 |
| EL PASO, US | 160 |
| Brussels, BE | 136 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record | 68 |
| CEFElocation not on record | 42 |
| NSMKlocation not on record | 41 |
| Biodiversity Institute of Ontariolocation not on record | 35 |
| Lake Placid, US | 28 |
| Universidad Católica de Manizaleslocation not on record | 27 |
| Zürich, CH | 27 |
| NMOKlocation not on record | 23 |
| Museo universitario di Scienze della Terra di Romalocation not on record | 22 |
| Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record | 22 |
| Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record | 21 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 20 |
| EMTUlocation not on record | 20 |
| UDlocation not on record | 20 |
| Natural History Museum, Aarhus Denmarklocation not on record | 20 |
| Provo, US | 20 |
| Saint John, CA | 19 |
| MNHWlocation not on record | 14 |
| Tartu, EE | 11 |
| Royal British Columbia Museumlocation not on record | 10 |
| Decorah, US | 9 |
| Gothenburg, SE | 8 |
| Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record | 7 |
| US | 7 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 6 |
| Lubbock, US | 6 |
| New Brunswick Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record | 5 |
| University of Alabamalocation not on record | 4 |
| ZSMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institutelocation not on record | 4 |
| Montgomery, US | 3 |
| MZLUlocation not on record | 3 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 3 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Alberta Museums (UAM)location not on record | 2 |
| SOVTlocation not on record | 2 |
| Awka, NG | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciêncialocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record | 1 |
| College Station, US | 1 |
| NHMOlocation not on record | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 1 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 1 |
| CUlocation not on record | 1 |
| DFlocation not on record | 1 |
| NTNU-VMlocation not on record | 1 |
| UGRlocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Lasius alienus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.