Checklist of Prenolepis species

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Prenolepis
Formicinae
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Prenolepis imparis
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Distribution
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Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species 20
Invalid Species 17
Fossils 1
Countries Occupied 34
Year Described 1861
First Species Described 1836
Last Species Described 2022

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Prenolepis. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Prenolepis species and for distribution information see Prenolepis species by Country.

A

angularis Zhou, 2001 (China)

C

cyclopia Chen & Zhou, 2018 (China)

D

darlena Williams & LaPolla, 2016 (Nepal, Thailand)
dugasi Forel, 1911 (Vietnam)

F

fisheri Bharti & Wachkoo, 2012 (India, Nepal)
fustinoda Williams & LaPolla, 2016 (Brunei Darussalam, China, Nepal, Thailand)
   • Prenolepis angulinoda Chen & Zhou, 2018

I

imparis (Say, 1836) (Mexico, United States)
   • Formica wichita Buckley, 1866
   • Prenolepis imparis arizonica Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis imparis californica Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis imparis colimana Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis imparis coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis imparis minuta Emery, 1893
   • Prenolepis imparis pumila Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis imparis testacea Emery, 1893
   • Prenolepis imparis veracruzensis Wheeler, W.M., 1930
   • Prenolepis nitens americana Forel, 1891

J

jacobsoni Crawley, 1923 (Indonesia, Thailand)
jerdoni Emery, 1893 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)

L

lakekamu Williams & LaPolla, 2018 (New Guinea)

M

mediops Williams & LaPolla, 2016 (China)
melanogaster Emery, 1893 (China, India, Myanmar, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam)
   • Prenolepis melanogaster carinifrons Santschi, 1920
   • Prenolepis nigriflagella Xu, Z., 1995

N

naoroji Forel, 1902 (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam)
   • Prenolepis longiventris Zhou, 2001
   • Prenolepis magnocula Xu, Z., 1995

nepalensis Williams & LaPolla, 2018 (Nepal)
nitens (Mayr, 1853) (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
   • Formica crepusculascens Roger, 1859
   • Tapinoma polita Smith, F., 1855

Q

quinquedenta Chen & Zhou, 2018 (China)

R

rinpoche Williams, 2022

S

shanialena Williams & LaPolla, 2016 (China, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam)
striata Chen & Zhou, 2018 (China)
subopaca Emery, 1900 (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)

Fossil Species

H

henschei Mayr, 1868 (Baltic amber (Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene))