Prenolepis parvula Mayr, 1870b: 948 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. (New York). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Trager, 1984b: 104). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: New York (no collector’s name), sent by Norton. Primary type depository: BMNH. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: BMNH (probably also NHMW). Type notes: 1) Original description cites worker, queen and male syntypes (numbers not stated). 2) Trager, 1984b cites only a single worker paralectotype.