Liometopum (Velvety tree ants)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Central Ave and Bella Vista Rd 7:42 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/sep/06/#incident-1085745">Agency Assist &#8212; CENTRAL AVE 7:38 p.m.
CHP: Solo Vehicle Collides with Telephone Pole on Old Arcata Road, Emergency Services En Route. 7:36 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/sep/06/#incident-1085738">HAILED BY A CITIZEN &#8212; 4300 block of HILFIKER LN 7:33 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/sep/06/#incident-1085751">Patrol Check &#8212; SANDPOINTE DR 7:29 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/sep/06/#incident-1085746">Assist Public &#8212; 1900 block of ELM AVE 7:22 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/sep/06/#incident-1085739">CITIZEN CONTACT &#8212; 2100 block of MADRONE AV 7:22 p.m.

Liometopum occidentale. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia.

Species: Liometopum occidentale (Western velvety tree ant)