Polyrhachis antennata reticulata

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Polyrhachis antennata reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Chariomyrma
Species: P. antennata
Subspecies: P. antennata reticulata
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis antennata reticulata
Dorow, 1995
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Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • aciculata. Polyrhachis antennata var. aciculata Viehmeyer, 1912: 13, fig. 17 (w.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of aciculatus Smith, F. 1858b: 70, above.] Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187. Replacement name: reticulata: Dorow, 1995: 17.
  • reticulata. Polyrhachis antennata subsp. reticulata Dorow, 1995: 17. Replacement name for aciculata Viehmeyer, 1912: 13. [Junior primary homonym of aciculatus Smith, F. 1858b: 70.]

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