Prolasius mjoebergellus

Prolasius mjoebergellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Prolasius
Species:	P. mjoebergellus
Binomial name
Prolasius mjoebergellus (Forel, 1916) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Prenolepis mjobergi Forel, 1915

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• mjobergi. Prenolepis mjobergi Forel, 1915b: 93, pl. 2, fig. 6 (w.) AUSTRALIA. [Junior primary homonym of Prenolepis vividula var. mjobergi Forel, 1908b: 64 (now in Paratrechina).] Replacement name: Prenolepis mjoebergellus Forel, in Santschi, 1916d: 242.]
• mjoebergellus. Prenolepis mjoebergella Forel, in Santschi, 1916d: 242. Replacement name for mjobergi Forel, 1915b: 93, above. [Junior primary homonym of mjobergi Forel, 1908b: 64.] Combination in Melophorus: Emery, 1925b: 12; in Prolasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71. See also: McAreavey, 1947: 16.

Type Material

• Prenolepis mjobergi Forel, 1915: Syntype, 1 worker, Malanda, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.

References

• Emery, C. 1925c. Les espèces européennes et orientales du genre Bothriomyrmex. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 56: 5-22 (page 12, Combination in Melophorus)
• Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 93, [Junior primary homonym of mjobergi Forel, 1908b: 64.] )
• McAreavey, J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 15: 7-27 (page 16, see also)
• Santschi, F. 1916d. Rectifications à la nomenclature de quelques Formicides (Hym.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1916: 242-243 (page 242, Replacement name for mjobergi)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1935c. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Camb.) 42: 68-72 (page 71, Combination in Prolasius)