Prolasius convexus

Prolasius convexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Prolasius
Species:	P. convexus
Binomial name
Prolasius convexus McAreavey, 1947 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Prolasius nigriventris McAreavey, 1947

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -30.35° to -30.35°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Elevation Range

Occurrence at collecting sites during elevational surveys of rainforest in the Eungella region, Queensland, Australia (Burwell et al., 2020).

Species	Elevation (m asl)
	200	400	600	800	1000	1200
Prolasius convexus					40-50
Shading indicates the bands of elevation where species was recorded. Numbers are the percentage of total samples containing this species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• convexus. Prolasius convexa McAreavey, 1947: 15, pl. 1, figs. 6, 7 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Senior synonym of nigriventris: Taylor, 1992a: 65.
• nigriventris. Prolasius nigriventris McAreavey, 1947: 17, pl. 1, figs. 12, 13 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of convexus: Taylor, 1992a: 65.

Type Material

• Syntype, worker(s), Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
• Prolasius nigriventris McAreavey, 1947: Syntype, worker(s), male(s), Deal Island, Tasmania, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

References

• Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 2020. Rainforest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient at Eungella in the Clarke Range, Central Queensland coast, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 125: 43-63.
• McAreavey, J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 15: 7-27 (page 15, pl. 1, figs. 6, 7 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Burwell C.J., and A. Nakamura. 2011. Distribution of ant speces along an altitudinal transect in continuous rainforest in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum -Nature 55(2): 391-411.
• McAreavey J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 15: 7-27.
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
• Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.