Prolasius advena

Prolasius advena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Prolasius
Species:	P. advena
Binomial name
Prolasius advena (Smith, F., 1862) Specimen labels
Synonyms
Formica zealandica Smith, F., 1878

This endemic New Zealand species is found in native beech forests.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -34.16° to -46.934°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: New Zealand (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.

Biology

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is a host for the nematode Diploscapter formicidae (a parasite) (Quevillon, 2018) (multiple encounter modes; indirect transmission; transmission outside nest).
• This species is a host for the nematode Diploscapter formicidae (a parasite) in New Zealand (Zhao et al., 2013).

Castes

Queen

Images from AntWeb

Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0172948. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MCZ, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Nomenclature

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

• advena. Formica advena Smith, F. 1862c: 53 (w.q.) NEW ZEALAND. Forel, 1892c: 332 (m.). Combination in Prenolepis: Mayr, 1886c: 362; in Lasius (Prolasius): Forel, 1892c: 332; in Prolasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71. Senior synonym of zealandica: Brown, 1958h: 43. See also: McAreavey, 1947: 14.
• zealandica. Formica zealandica Smith, F. 1878a: 6 (q.) NEW ZEALAND. McAreavey, 1947: 14 (w.). Combination in Prolasius: McAreavey, 1947: 14. Junior synonym of advenus: Brown, 1958h: 43.

References

• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958h. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterol. 1: 1-50 (page 43, Senior synonym of zealandica)
• Forel, A. 1892c. Die Ameisen Neu-Seelands. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 8: 331-343 (page 332, male described)
• Forel, A. 1892c. Die Ameisen Neu-Seelands. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 8: 331-343 (page 33, Combination in Lasius( Prolasius))
• Mayr, G. 1886c. Notizen über die Formiciden-Sammlung des British Museum in London. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 353-368 (page 362, Combination in Prenolepis)
• McAreavey, J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 15: 7-27 (page 14, see also)
• Smith, F. 1862c. Descriptions of new species of Australian Hymenoptera, and of a species of Formica from New Zealand. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 53-62 (page 53, worker, queen described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1935c. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Camb.) 42: 68-72 (page 71, Combination in Prolasius)
• Zhao, Z.Q., Davies, K.A., Brenton-Rule, E.C., Grangier, J., Gruber, M.A.M., Giblin-Davis, R.M., Lester, P.J. 2013. Diploscapter formicidae sp n. (Rhabditida: Diploscapteridae), from the ant Prolasius advenus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand. Nematology 15: 109-123 (doi:10.1163/156854112X649828).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Brown WL. 1958. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterologica 1.1: 1-50.
• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterologica 1:1-50.
• Cumber RA. Distributional and biological notes on sixteen North Island species of Formicidae. 10-14.
• Cumber, R. A. 1959. Distributional and biological notes on sixteen North Island species of Formicidae (Hymenoptera). New Zealand Entomologist 2(4):10-14.
• Cumber, R.A. 1959. Distributional and biological notes on sixteen North Island species of Formicidae (Hymenoptera)
• Don AW. Ants from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. 1994. New Zealand Entomologist 17:22-29.
• Don, A. W. 1994. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 17:22-29.
• Early J. W. 1995. Insects of the Aldermen Islands. Tane 35: 1-14.
• 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.
• P. Michel, H. White, K.J.M. Dickinson, B.I.P. Barratt, B.M. Fitzgera. 2008. Invertebrate Survey of coastal habitats and podo. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 35(4): 335-349.
• Stitz H. 1911. Australische Ameisen. (Neu-Guinea und Salomons-Inseln, Festland, Neu-Seeland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 351-381.
• Stringer L. D., A. E. A. Stephens, D. M. Suckling, and J. G. Charles. 2009. Ant dominance in urban areas. Urban Ecosyst. 12: 503-514.
• 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.
• Ward D. 2005. Changes to the classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Weta 30: 16-18.
• Ward D.F. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-200.
• Ward DF. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-206
• Wheeler W.M. 1935. Check list of the ants of Oceania. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 11(11):1-56.
• Wheeler WM. 1927. Ants of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 62.4: 120-153.
• Wheeler, W. M. 1927. The ants of Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 62: 121-153
• Wilson EO, Taylor RW. 1967. The ants of Polynesia. Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109.