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Polyrhachis fuscipes
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Campomyrma |
| Species complex: | hexacantha |
| Species: | P. fuscipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis fuscipes Mayr, 1862
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Polyrhachis fuscipes is known from the mountainous parts of southeastern New South Wales and ACT, and south through the Victorian Alps to Tasmania. It was collected in sympatry with Polyrhachis smithersi and Polyrhachis hexacantha at Smokers Gap in ACT (Kohout, 2012).
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -33.98333359° to -42.88199°.
| 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.
- fuscipes. Polyrhachis fuscipes Mayr, 1862: 679 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Junior synonym of hexacantha: Roger, 1863b: 9; Dalla Torre, 1893: 263. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of hexacantha: Emery, 1925b: 179. Revived status as species: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 134. Senior synonym of hestia: Taylor, 1989a: 23.
- hestia. Polyrhachis semipolita subsp. hestia Forel, 1911e: 295 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Subspecies of hexacantha: Emery, 1925b: 179; of semipolita: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 140. Junior synonym of fuscipes: Taylor, 1989a: 23.
Type Material
- Polyrhachis fuscipes: Syntype, worker(s), Tasmania, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.
- Polyrhachis semipolita hestia Forel, 1911: Holotype, worker, Australia, Australia, ZSM (Munich).
Description
References
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 263, Junior synonym of hexacantha)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 179, Combination in P. (Campomyrma))
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 179, Revived from synonymy as subspecies of hexacantha)
- Kohout, R. 2012. A new species of the subgenus Campomyrma Wheeler of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith from the Australian Capital Territory (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Australian Entomologist 39, 321-329.
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 679, worker described)
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 9, Junior synonym of hexacantha)
- Taylor, R. W. 1989a. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 28: 23-27 (page 23, Senior synonym of hestia)
- Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 134, Revived status as species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kohout R. J. 2012. A new species of the subgenus Campomyrma Wheeler of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith from the Australian Capital Territory (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Australian Entomologist 39: 321-329.
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
- Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.