Prolasius wilsoni

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

Distribution

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.

Nomenclature

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

• wilsoni. Prolasius hemiflavus var. wilsoni McAreavey, 1947: 18, pl. 1, figs. 16, 17 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Taylor, 1992a: 66.

Type Material

• Prolasius hemiflavus wilsoni McAreavey, 1947: Syntype, worker(s), Bogong Plains, Victoria, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

References

• McAreavey, J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 15: 7-27 (page 18, pl. 1, figs. 16, 17 worker described)
• Taylor, R. W. 1992a. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Guinean ants of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 31: 57-69 (page 66, Raised to species)