Polyrhachis antennata reticulata

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
Synonyms
	Polyrhachis antennata aciculata Viehmeyer, 1912;

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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.

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.]

Description

References

Dorow, W. H. O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Cour. Forschungsinst. Senckenb. 185: 1-113 (page 17, Replacement name for aciculata)
Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 70, primary homonym)
Viehmeyer, H. 1912b. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abh. Ber. K. Zool. Anthropol.-Ethnogr. Mus. Dres. 14: 1-26 (page 13, [Junior primary homonym of aciculatus Smith, F. 1858b: 70.])