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Polyrhachis caulomma
| Polyrhachis caulomma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Chariomyrma |
| Species: | P. caulomma |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis caulomma Viehmeyer, 1914
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| Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -6.45° to -7.2°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
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. |
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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.
- caulomma. Polyrhachis caulomma Viehmeyer, 1914b: 57, fig. 12 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187. Senior synonym of parallela: Kohout, 1998: 511.
- parallela. Polyrhachis caulomma var. parallela Viehmeyer, 1914d: 612 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187. Junior synonym of caulomma: Kohout, 1998: 511.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 187, Combination in P. (Chariomyrma))
- Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 511, Senior synonym of parallela)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1914b. Neue und unvollständig bekannte Ameisen der alten Welt. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 79 (A.12) (1913): 24-60. (page 57, fig. 12 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.
- Kohout R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 505-531
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014
- Viehmeyer H. 1914. Mayr's Gattung Ischnomyrmex (Hym.) nebst Beschreibung einiger neuer Arten aus anderen Gattungen. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 37: 601-612.
- Viehmeyer H. 1914. Neue und unvollständig bekannte Ameisen der alten Welt. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A)79(12): 24-60.