Polyrhachis latreillii

Polyrhachis latreillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Species:	P. latreillii
Binomial name
Polyrhachis latreillii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -10.743702° to -10.743702°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• latreillii. Formica latreillii Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 205 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Polyrhachis: Smith, F. 1858b: 73; in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187. Unidentifiable taxon, incertae sedis in Polyrhachis: Kohout, 1998: 528.

Type Material

• Formica latreillii Guérin-Méneville, 1838: Holotype, worker (apparently lost), Australia (as New Holland), Australia, Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 187, Combination in P. (Chariomyrma))
• Guérin-Méneville, F. E. 1838. Première division. Crustacés, arachnides et insectes. In: Duperrey, L. I. (ed.) Voyage autour du monde, executé par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zool (page 205, worker described)
• Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 528, species inquirenda)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 73, Combination in Polyrhachis)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Emery, C. "Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia." Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria (Genova) (2) 4, no. 24 (1887): 209-258.