. Collected papers on ants. Ants. Fig. 3.—A outer, B median, and C inner genital valve of male Prenolepis arenivaga sp. nov. Described from several specimens taken in the pine barrens at Lakehurst, Sept. 25, 1904. This species occurs also in the sandy post-oak woods at Delvalle and Montopolis near Austin, Texas. In all these localities it lives in the pure sand and makes the same kind of nests, namely, flat craters about i^ to 2 inches in diameter with a small central entrance. At Lakehurst the ants live in the pure white sand overlying a layer of ochre yellow sand. As they dig down into the l
. Collected papers on ants. Ants. Fig. 3.—A outer, B median, and C inner genital valve of male Prenolepis arenivaga sp. nov. Described from several specimens taken in the pine barrens at Lakehurst, Sept. 25, 1904. This species occurs also in the sandy post-oak woods at Delvalle and Montopolis near Austin, Texas. In all these localities it lives in the pure sand and makes the same kind of nests, namely, flat craters about i^ to 2 inches in diameter with a small central entrance. At Lakehurst the ants live in the pure white sand overlying a layer of ochre yellow sand. As they dig down into the latter the craters con- trast in color with the sur- rounding white surface. Although the workerofP. avenivaga resembles that of P. guatemalensis in its pale yellow color, the former species is nevertheless clearly distinct as shown' by the. Fig. 4.—A outer, B median, and C inner genital valve of male Prenolepis guatemalensis Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wheeler, William Morton, 1865-1937.
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