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Polyrhachis argentosa
| Polyrhachis argentosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Hedomyrma |
| Species: | P. argentosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis argentosa Forel, 1902
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Nests in plant cavities, typically in small hollow branches.
Identification
Kohout (1988) - P. argentosa is consistently smaller and more slender than Polyrhachis daemeli, with the pronotal sculpturation less coarse, and the mesonotal/propodeal dorsum convex in profile, whereas it is almost straight in P. daemeli. P. argentosa lacks pubescence on the gastral dorsum and has virtually no pilosity on the dorsal surfaces of the body, which are abundantly pilose in P. daemeli.
Distribution
Distribution is restricted to central and northern Queensland, where P. argentosa has been taken from Proserpine, south to Rundle Range, northwest of Gladstone (Kohout 1988).
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -10.233° to -23.65°.
| 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. |
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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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Elevation Range
| Species | Elevation (m asl) | |||||
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| 200 | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | |
| Polyrhachis argentosa | 10-20 | |||||
| Shading indicates the bands of elevation where species was recorded. Numbers are the percentage of total samples containing this species. | ||||||
Biology
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- argentosa. Polyrhachis daemeli r. argentosa Forel, 1902h: 515 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Hedomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 189. Raised to species: Kohout, 1988c: 431.
Type Material
- Polyrhachis daemeli argentosa Forel, 1902: Syntype, worker(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
Description
References
- Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 2020. Rainforest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient at Eungella in the Clarke Range, Central Queensland coast, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 125: 43-63.
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 189, Combination in P. (Hedomyrma))
- Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 515, worker described)
- Kohout, R. J. 1988c. Nomenclatural changes and new Australian records in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 25: 429-438 (page 431, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548.
- Kohout R. J. 2000. A review of the distribution of the Polyrhachis and Echinopla ants of the Queensland wet tropics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 183-209
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.