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Polyrhachis eremita
| Polyrhachis eremita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Hirtomyrma |
| Species: | P. eremita |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis eremita Kohout, 1990
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Kohout (2010) - A thorough search conducted at the type locality and in brigalow forest north of Marlborough (see Maschwitz et al., 2003), produced no nests of the large Rhytidoponera species with which P. eremita was thought to be associated. I also visited the area in 2006 and found no Rhytidoponera nests, as well as a general decline in the number of other ant species previously found there in 1981. This could be due to considerable degradation of the habitat, including substantial deforestation.
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.75° to -22.75°.
| 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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- eremita. Polyrhachis eremita Kohout, 1990: 502 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, approximately 4-10km N Marlborough, Queensland, Australia, Queensland Museum.
- Paratype, 8 workers, approximately 4-10km N Marlborough, Queensland, Australia, Queensland Museum.
Description
References
- Kohout, R. J. 1990. A review of the Polyrhachis viehmeyeri species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 28: 499-508 (page 502, worker described)
- Kohout, R.J. 2010. A review of the Australian Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera Myrmhopla Forel and Hirtomyrma subgen. nov. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature. 55:167-204.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kohout R. J. 2010. A review of the Australian Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera Myrmhopla Forel and Hirtomyrma subgen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 55:167-204.