Polyrhachis fruhstorferi torta

Polyrhachis fruhstorferi torta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Myrmatopa
Species:	P. fruhstorferi
Subspecies:	P. fruhstorferi torta
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis fruhstorferi torta Santschi, 1928
Synonyms
Polyrhachis fruhstorferi arcuata Karavaiev, 1927

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -3.666666667° to -3.666666667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• arcuata. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) fruhstorferi var. arcuata Karavaiev, 1927e: 9 (w.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.). [Junior secondary homonym of arcuata Le Guillou, above.] Replacement name: torta Santschi, 1928h: 139.
• torta. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) fruhstorferi var. torta Santschi, 1928h: 139. Replacement name for arcuata Karavaiev, 1927e: 9. [Junior secondary homonym of arcuata Le Guillou, 1842: 315.

The following notes on V.A. Karavaiev type specimens have been provided by Martynov & Radchenko (2016) based on material held in the Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian Academy of Science:

Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) fruhstorferi Em. var. arcuata Karawajew, 1927

Type locality(-ies): “Ambon, 10.II.1913, ww”.

Original Karawajew label(-s): “Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) / fruhtstorferi Em. v. torta / Sant. (n. nom.) Amboina, / Karavaev, 2443”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 7 w (newly mounted, IN 314/6/2), 29 w (in alcohol, IN 314/BAMS1/Karaw54).

References

• Karavaiev, V. 1927f. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. III. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 3:3-52 [= Tr. Ukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 7:3-52]. (page 9, Junior secondary homonym of arcuata)
• Latumahina, F., Borovanska, M., Musyafa, Sumardi, Susetya Putra, N., Janda, M. 2015. Ants of Ambon Island – diversity survey and checklist. ZooKeys 472, 43–57 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.472.8441).
• Le Guillou, E. J. F. 1842 [1841]. Catalogue raisonné des insectes hyménoptères recueillis dans le voyage de circumnavigation des corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 10: 311-324 (page 315, pimary homonym)
• Martynov, A.V., Radchenko, A.G. 2016. Karawajew's ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Zootaxa 4097 (2): 244–254.
• Santschi, F. 1928h. Fourmis de Sumatra, récoltées par Mr. J. B. Corporaal. Tijdschr. Entomol. 71: 119-140 (page 139, Replacement name for arcuata)