Prenolepis Mayr

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 31

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.171144
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268870
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scientific name	Prenolepis Mayr
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Genus Prenolepis Mayr View in CoL

P. i m p a r i s Say is very common in mesic habitats at low and medium elevations throughout most of the state. Nests are located deep in the ground, and workers do not forage during the hottest periods of summer. A collection of unusually small alate queens from one locality in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada appears to represent a second, undescribed species, which might be a social parasite of P. imparis ( Wild 2002) . References: Creighton (1950a), Fontenla (2000), Lynch et al. (1980), Smith (1965), Tschinkel (1987), Wheeler (1930c).

References

Lynch, J. F., Balinsky, E. D. & Vail, S. G. (1980) Foraging patterns in three sympatric forest ant species, Prenolepis imparis, Paratrechina melanderi and Aphaenogaster rudis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ecological Entomology, 5, 353 - 371.

Creighton, W. S. (1950 a) The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 104, 1 - 585.

Fontenla, J. L. (2000) The genus Prenolepis Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae) in the Greater Antilles, with an outline of phylogenetic relationships. Caribbean Journal of Science, 36, 76 - 86.

Smith, M. R. (1965) House-infesting ants of the eastern United States. Their recognition, biology, and economic importance. United States Department of Agriculture. Technical Bulletin, 1326, 1 - 105.

Tschinkel, W. R. (1987) Seasonal life history and nest architecture of a winter-active ant, Prenolepis imparis. Insectes Sociaux, 34, 143 - 164.

Wheeler, W. M. (1930 c) The ant Prenolepis imparis Say. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 23, 1 - 26.

Wild, A. W. (2002) A suspicious Prenolepis. Notes from Underground, 9, 14.