Liometopum (Velvety tree ants)

CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at 288 Mcdonald Creek Rd 7:16 p.m.
NEW FIRE START: MACBETH Fire 7:13 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/12/#incident-1066158">KEEP THE PEACE &#8212; 1400 block of BROADWAY ST 7 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/12/#incident-1066161">PETTY THEFT REPORT &#8212; 600 block of W HARRIS ST 6:56 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/12/#incident-1066159">CITIZEN CONTACT &#8212; 600 block of C ST 6:50 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 and Schow Rd 6:50 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2025/jul/12/#incident-1066157">UNWANTED SUBJECT &#8212; S FORTUNA BLVD 6:49 p.m.

Liometopum occidentale. Photo: (c) ericbg2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)