''Prolasius'' is a
genus
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of
ants in the
subfamily
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Formicinae
The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...
.
Of the genus' 19 species, 18 are known from
Australia
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(one of which is also found in
Papua New Guinea
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) and one from
New Zealand
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. They nest in soil under rocks or logs, sometimes in trees.
Species
* ''
Prolasius abruptus''
Clark, 1934
* ''
Prolasius advenus''
(Smith, F., 1862)
* ''
Prolasius antennatus''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius bruneus''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius clarki''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius convexus
''Prolasius'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. Of the genus' 19 species, 18 are known from Australia (one of which is also found in Papua New Guinea) and one from New Zealand. They nest in soil under rocks or logs, sometimes in tr ...
''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius depressiceps''
(Emery, 1914)
* ''
Prolasius flavicornis''
Clark, 1934
* ''
Prolasius formicoides''
(Forel, 1902)
* ''
Prolasius hellenae''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius hemiflavus''
Clark, 1934
* ''
Prolasius mjoebergella''
(Forel, 1916)
* ''
Prolasius nitidissimus''
(André, 1896)
* ''
Prolasius pallidus''
Clark, 1934
* ''
Prolasius quadratus''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius reticulatus''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius robustus''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius wheeleri''
McAreavey, 1947
* ''
Prolasius wilsoni''
McAreavey, 1947
References
External links
*
Formicinae
Ant genera
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