''Prenolepis'' is a
genus
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of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s in the
subfamily
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Formicinae
The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and littl ...
.
Most species are found in southeastern Asia and southern
China
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, but the genus has a wide distribution with species known from North America, southern Europe,
Anatolia
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,
Cuba
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,
Haiti
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, and
West Africa
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.
Species
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Prenolepis angularis''
Zhou, 2001
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Prenolepis cyclopia
''Prenolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. Most species are found in southeastern Asia and southern China, but the genus has a wide distribution with species known from North America, southern Europe, Anatolia, Cuba, Haiti, ...
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Chen & Zhou, 2018
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Prenolepis darlena''
Williams & LaPolla, 2016
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Prenolepis dugasi''
Forel, 1911
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Prenolepis fisheri''
Bharti & Wachkoo, 2012
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Prenolepis fustinoda
''Prenolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. Most species are found in southeastern Asia and southern China, but the genus has a wide distribution with species known from North America, southern Europe, Anatolia, Cuba, Haiti, ...
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Williams & LaPolla, 2016
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Prenolepis henschei''
Mayr, 1868
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Prenolepis imparis''
(Say, 1836)
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Prenolepis jacobsoni''
Crawley, 1923
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Prenolepis jerdoni''
Emery, 1893
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Prenolepis lakekamu''
Williams & LaPolla, 2018
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Prenolepis mediops''
Williams & LaPolla, 2016
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Prenolepis melanogaster''
Emery, 1893
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Prenolepis naoroji''
Forel, 1902
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Prenolepis nepalensis''
Williams & LaPolla, 2018
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Prenolepis nitens''
(Mayr, 1853)
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Prenolepis quinquedenta''
Chen & Zhou, 2018
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Prenolepis shanialena
''Prenolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. Most species are found in southeastern Asia and southern China, but the genus has a wide distribution with species known from North America, southern Europe, Anatolia, Cuba, Haiti, ...
''
Williams & LaPolla, 2016
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Prenolepis striata''
Chen & Zhou, 2018
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Prenolepis subopaca''
Emery, 1900
References
External links
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Formicinae
Ant genera
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