Description: Small ant; total length of some members of this genus reach 4.5 mm (0.18 in.). Diagnostic features of this species include: head length of worker ants 0.9 mm (0.035 in.), female head length 1.2 mm (0.047 in.), and male head length 0.73 mm (0.028 in.). Head and posterior portion of gaster (enlarged part of abdomen behind the pedicel in ants) yellowish brown, thorax and anterior portion of gaster dull yellow. Ants generally nest in colonies; each colony consists of one or more queens (lay all the eggs), workers, and males. Mating usually occurs in a mating flight; flight season of this species was observed in July 1956.
Diet: Unknown; diet of some members of this genus is said to be honeydew from root aphids and mealybugs.
Habitat: Subterranean nests, without cover or beneath large stones. In 1956, nests were found in an unshaded area in coniferous forest. Elevation: 2,348 m (7,700 ft).
Range: Kyle Canyon in the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada.
Comments: This species has only been reported in 1956. The photo above is not L. nevadensis but a closely related species.