THE OCCURRENCE OF FALSE HONEY ANT (PRENOLEPIS NITENS) IN THE URBAN GREENERY OF THE BRATISLAVA CITY (SW SLOVAKIA).

Prenolepis nitens is the only known species of the genus Prenolepis (Mayr, 1861) found in Europe. The southern part of Slovakia represents the northern border of the occurrence of this Mediterranean species. In addition to natural habitats, the European false honey ant can be also found in the anthropogenically influenced urban habitats. We recorded it at 13 sites in Bratislava during a 4-year study of the ant assemblages in the urban greenery. Our contribution extends the current knowledge about the occurrence and activity of this unusual ant in Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]