Genus Prenolepis - False Honey Ants

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References

False Honey Ant - Prenolepis imparis - female

false honey ant - Prenolepis imparis - male - female

Winged Ants? - Prenolepis imparis - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

Subfamily Formicinae

Genus Prenolepis (False Honey Ants)

Numbers

1 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Size

3-4 mm

Identification

mandible triangular, with 5 or 6 teeth (rarely 7); in dorsal view, mesonotum severely constricted giving the mesosoma a distinctive hourglass-like shape; dorsal surface of mesosoma smooth and very shiny

Range

most of the United States, plus southern Ontario and Mexico

Internet References

overview of genus and the single nearctic species (Kye Hedlund, U. of North Carolina)

pinned adult image of P. imparis (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 7 August, 2005 - 6:41pm

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