Polyrhachis hermione

Polyrhachis hermione
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Hedomyrma
Species:	P. hermione
Binomial name
Polyrhachis hermione Emery, 1895 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Polyrhachis daemeli sulcativentris Emery, 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -18° to -18.35°.

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.

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.

• hermione. Polyrhachis hermione Emery, 1895g: 357 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Hedomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 190. Senior synonym of sulcativentris: Kohout, 1998: 514.
• sulcativentris. Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli var. sulcativentris Emery, in Forel, 1915b: 111 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of hermione: Kohout, 1998: 514.

Type Material

• Lectotype, worker, Mt. Bellenden Ker, Queensland, Australia, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.
• Polyrhachis hermione: Paralectotype, 1 worker, Mt. Bellenden Ker, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
• Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli sulcativentris Emery, 1915: Syntype, workers, Australia, Australia, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.

References

• Emery, C. 1895h. Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 39: 345-358 (page 357, worker described)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 190, Combination in P. (Hedomyrma))
• 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 514, Senior synonym of sulcativentris)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Emery C. 1895. Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 39:345-358.
• Kohout R. J. 2000. A review of the distribution of the Polyrhachis and Echinopla ants of the Queensland wet tropics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 183-209