Prenolepis fulva, Mayr., r. pubens, Forel, A., 1893

Forel, A., 1893, Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent. Récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith., Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1893, pp. 333-418 : 338-339

2. Prenolepis fulva, Mayr., r. pubens , n. st. (No. 53 a a 53 e).

[[ worker ]]. L. 2, 8 a 8, 4 mill. Ne se distingue guere de la P. fulva typique que par sa pubescence plus faible, de sorte que l'abdomen et la tete sont assez luisants et par sa couleur plus foncee, d'un brun roussatre, avec les mandibules et les cotes de la tete et du thorax rougeatres, les pattes et les antennes d'un jaune brunatre; ' La taille est plutot plus grande.

[[ queen ]]. L. 4, 7 mill. Plus petite que la P. fulva in sp. Ailes un peu moins enfumees et un peu plus courtes. Du reste pas de difference appreciable.

[[ male ]]. L. 3, 2 a 3, S mill. Se distingue nettement de la P. fulva i. sp. par ses valvules genitales exterieures plus grandes, plus largos a l'extremite et couvertes d'une touffe epaisse de longs poils tres forts. Chez la P. fulva i. sp., les valvules genit. est. ne sont quo mediocrement poilues, comme chez les especes voisines. Los autres valvules genitales sont identiques a colles de la fulva i. ap., mais le prolongement interne n'a pas trace do bec.

Le' caractere des valvules genitales exterieures du [[ male ]] est si accuse qu'il m'engage a fonder une race.

(53). Local and rather rare. It appears to be confined to the seashore, or to open land not far from the sea. The communities are large, consisting of several hundred, or even thousand, individuals. The formicarium is generally in rather damp and soft ground, sheltered by a stone or log. There are one or two chambers several inches long immediately under this shelter, with passages leading down four or five inches to one or more chambers below. At the sides of the shelter there may be short passages anlong the roots of grass, & c. The workers and males are very active, the females less so. The workers are sometimes found on foliage in seashore thickets.

(53 a). Near Kingstown, Oct. 17 th. Damp spot in an open cane-field, about 250 ft. above the sea. Several nests were found, as described above. A male was found in one nest, but no female was observed. Some workers in this bottle were obtained near Wallibou (leeward), Oct. 8 th. Seashore thickets, on foliage.

(53 b). Females, doubtfully referred to this species. The note was lost.

(58 c). Windward. Seashore near Georgetown, Jan 3 rd. Muddy ground at mouth of stream; from two nests under stones. Both were large communities.

(53 d). Windward. Grand Sable Estate; seashore, under a log. A large community. Jan. 3 rd. This nest was almost within reach of the surf, on open sand.

(53 e). Windward. Open bed of the Dry River, near the sea; sandy and somewhat dry soil, under a stone. The nest was made deeper than usual, about eight inches below the surface, probably to reach soil which contained more moisture. The community consisted of a few hundreds only. Jan. 2 nd.