Prolasius depressiceps

Prolasius depressiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Prolasius
Species:	P. depressiceps
Binomial name
Prolasius depressiceps (Emery, 1914) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -36.35° to -36.35°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

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.

• depressiceps. Melophorus depressiceps Emery, 1914b: 186, fig. 5 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Prolasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71. See also: McAreavey, 1947: 23.

Type Material

• Melophorus depressiceps Emery, 1914: Syntype, worker(s), Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.

References

• Emery, C. 1914a. Formiche d'Australia e di Samoa raccolte dal Prof. Silvestri nel 1913. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 179-186 (page 186, fig. 5 worker described)
• McAreavey, J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 15: 7-27 (page 3, see also)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1935c. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Camb.) 42: 68-72 (page 71, Combination in Prolasius)