Polyrhachis atossa aequicuspis
Polyrhachis atossa aequicuspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Polyrhachis |
Subgenus: | Myrmothrinax |
Species: | P. atossa |
Subspecies: | P. atossa aequicuspis |
Trinomial name | |
Polyrhachis atossa aequicuspis Wheeler, W.M., 1919 | |
Synonyms | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 2.547988° to 2.547988°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia.
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.
- constructor. Polyrhachis constructor Smith, F. 1858b: 68, pl. 4, fig. 23 (q.) BORNEO. [Junior primary homonym of constructor Smith, above.] Replacement name: aequicuspis Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 127.
- aequicuspis. Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) aequicuspis Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 127. Replacement name for constructor Smith, F. 1858b: 68. [Junior primary homonym of constructor Smith, F. 1857a: 60.] Currently subspecies of atossa: Emery, 1925b: 183; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 445.
Description
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1932c. On the identity of Smith's types of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) collected by Alfred Russell Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of two new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(10): 441-476 (page 445, Variety of atossa)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 183, Variety of atossa)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 68, [Junior primary homonym of constructor Smith, F. 1857a: 60.])
- Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 43-147 (page 127, Replacement name for constructor)
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