Polyrhachis bubastes

Polyrhachis bubastes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Myrmhopla
Species:	P. bubastes
Binomial name
	Polyrhachis bubastes; Smith, F., 1863 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Polyrhachis hirta Donisthorpe, 1949; Polyrhachis kellyi Hung, 1967; Polyrhachis rugousissima Donisthorpe, 1943; Polyrhachis variolosa Emery, 1887; Polyrhachis variolosa arcispina Santschi, 1916; Polyrhachis variolosa curvispina Stitz, 1911; Polyrhachis variolosa waigiouensis Forel, 1911;

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.898622° to -8.5°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, 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

Images from AntWeb


Syntype of Polyrhachis bubastes. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0901817. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK.


Holotype of PolyrhachisÂ rugousissima. Worker. Specimen code casent0903364. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.


Paratype of PolyrhachisÂ kellyi. Worker. Specimen code casent0903365. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.


Syntype of PolyrhachisÂ variolosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0905596. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy.

Nomenclature

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

bubastes. Polyrhachis bubastes Smith, F. 1863: 15 (w.q.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 191. Senior synonym of arcispina, kellyi, rugousissima, variolosa, waigiouensis: Bolton, 1975c: 6.
arcispina. Polyrhachis variolosa var. arcispina Santschi, 1916d: 243. Replacement name for curvispina Stitz, 1911a: 379. [Junior primary homonym of curvispina Forel, 1908a: 8.] Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.
kellyi. Polyrhachis kellyi Hung, 1967a: 201. Replacement name for hirta Donisthorpe, 1949g: 418. [Junior primary homonym of hirta Viehmeyer, 1914b: 59.] Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.
curvispina. Polyrhachis variolosa var. curvispina Stitz, 1911a: 379 (w.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of curvispina Forel, above.] Replacement name: arcispina Santschi, 1916d: 243.
hirta. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) hirta Donisthorpe, 1949g: 418 (w.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of hirta Viehmeyer, above.] Replacement name: kellyi Hung, 1967a: 201.
rugousissima. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) rugousissima Donisthorpe, 1943d: 468 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.
variolosa. Polyrhachis variolosa Emery, 1887a: 236, pl. 4, fig. 24 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 192. Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.
waigiouensis. Polyrhachis variolosa var. waigiouensis Forel, 1911e: 299 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Polyrhachis bubastes

One worker syntype and one dealate queen syntype in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Wag.” (= Waigeo I., New Guinea), each with a Donisthorpe type-label.

Description

References

Bolton, B. 1975c. The sexspinosa-group of the ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith (Hym. Formicidae). J. Entomol. Ser. B 44: 1-14 (page 6, Senior synonym of arcispina, kellyi, rugousissima, spinosa, variolosa and waigiouensis)
Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 191, Combination in P. (Myrmhopla))
Smith, F. 1863a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 7: 6-48 (page 15, worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bolton B. 1975. The sexspinosa-group of the ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith (Hym. Formicidae). J. Entomol. Ser. B 44: 1-14
Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
Emery C. 1887. Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 24(4): 209-258.
Emery C. 1911. Formicidae. Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1907 et 1909 sous les auspices de Dr. H. A. Lorentz. Nova Guin. 9: 249-259
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.
Forel A. 1911. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303.
Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014
Smith F. 1863. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 7: 6-48.
Smith F. 1865. Descriptions of new species of hymenopterous insects from the islands of Sumatra, Sula, Gilolo, Salwatty, and New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 8: 61-94.
Snelling R. R. 1998. Insect Part 1: The social Hymenoptera. In Mack A. L. (Ed.) A Biological Assessment of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua New Guinea, RAP 9. 189 ppages
Stitz H. 1911. Australische Ameisen. (Neu-Guinea und Salomons-Inseln, Festland, Neu-Seeland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 351-381.
Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.