Prenolepis striata (lat.) Is a species of ants of the genus Prenolepis from the subfamily Formicinae ( Formicidae ), including small in size and, as a rule, ground insects [1] .
| Prerenopis striata |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Hoard : | Insects with full transformation |
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Prenolepis striata Chen & Zhou, 2018 |
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China : Anning County (102 ° 28.44'E, 24 ° 55.23'N, elevation 1942 m), Yunnan Province [1] .
The workers are small, have a length of about 4 mm, the main color is brown (abdomen to black). It differs from closely related species ( P. angularis ) by the dull surface of the head, the mesosomes of the pedicle with punctures and grooves; large eyes. Posterior loin rounded without propodeal spines. Antennae long, in females and workers, 12-segmented. The sting of the workers with 6 teeth. The mandibular palpi 6-segmented, lower labial palpi consists of 4 segments. Middle and hind tibiae with apical spurs. The stalk between the breast and the belly consists of one segment ( petiol ) [1] [2] [3] .
The species was first described in 2018 by Chinese mirmecologists (Chen, Zhilin & Zhou, Shanyi; Guangxi Normal University , Guilin County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region , China) [1] .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Chen, Zhilin & Zhou, Shanyi. A review of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species (Eng.) // Zoological Systematics: Journal. - 2018. - Vol. 43. - p. 58-65.
- ↑ Williams, JL, LaPolla, JS Two new Prenolepis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indomalaya and Australasia, with a redescription of P. dugasi from Vietnam (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2018. - Vol. 4441, no. 1 . - P. 171-180. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
- ↑ Williams J. and Lapolla J. Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (English) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2016. - Vol. 4200 (2). - pp. 201-258. - ISSN 1175-5326 . - DOI : 10.11646 / zootaxa.4200.2.1 .