Species Prolasius nitidissimus (E. André, 1896)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Prolasius depressiceps similis McAreavey, J.J. 1947. New species of the genera Prolasius Forel and Melophorus Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 15: 7-27 [Oct. 1947] [23 pl. 1].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Mt. Kosciusko, NSW.
• Prolasius niger Clark, J. 1934. Ants from the Otway Ranges. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 8: 48-73 [68 pl. 4].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Beech Forest, VIC.
• Formica nitidissima André, E. 1896. Fourmis nouvelles d'Asie et d'Australie. Revue Française d'Entomologie 15: 251-265 [255].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP W, Victorian Alps; ANIC W, Victorian Alps.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Taylor, R.W. 1992. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Guinean ants of the subfamily Formicinae. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 31: 57-69 [65]

Distribution

States

Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Riverina (RIV), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Ecological Descriptors

Alpine, noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

History of changes