American Winter Ant
Prenolepis imparis (Say, 1836)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Genus | Prenolepis |
| Species | Prenolepis imparis (Say, 1836) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Blount
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- SNR Unranked
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
How to cite this account
Prenolepis imparis (Say, 1836). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2848. https://cavebiology.org/species/prenolepis-imparis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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