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Polyrhachis hookeri
| Polyrhachis hookeri | |
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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. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis hookeri Lowne, 1865
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -10.666° to -35.016°.
| 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.
- hookeri. Polyrhachis hookeri Lowne, 1865b: 334 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953e: 206 (l.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1968: 220 (l.). Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Forel, 1915b: 109. Senior synonym of aerea: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 515; of cataulacoidea: Kohout, 1994a: 136.
- aerea. Polyrhachis hookeri var. aerea Forel, 1902h: 521 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 186. Junior synonym of hookeri: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 515.
- cataulacoidea. Polyrhachis cataulacoidea Stitz, 1911a: 377, fig. 23 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 186. Junior synonym of hookeri: Kohout, 1994a: 136.
Type Material
- Polyrhachis hookeri: Holotype, worker, Sydney (as Sidney), New South Wales, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.
- Polyrhachis hookeri: Syntype, 2 workers, 1 queen, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Polyrhachis hookeri: Syntype, 1 male, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
- Polyrhachis cataulacoidea Stitz, 1911: Holotype, worker, Sydney (as Sidney), New South Wales, Australia, Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 109, Combination in P. (Chariomyrma))
- Kohout, R. J. 1994a. New synonymy of three Australian ants (Formicidae: Formicinae: Polyrhachis). Mem. Qld. Mus. 35: 135-136 (page 136, Senior synonym of cataulacoides)
- Kohout, R. J.; Taylor, R. W. 1990. Notes on Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith, with a synonymic list of the species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 28: 509-522 (page 515, Senior synonym of aerea)
- Lowne, B. T. 1865b. Contributions to the natural history of Australian ants. Entomologist 2: 331-336 (page 334, worker described)
- Robson, S. 2020. Spiny Ants (Polyrhachis). Encyclopedia of Social Insects, pp. 1–6. (doi:10.1007@978-3-319-90306-4_115-1).
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1953e. The ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae. Part II. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 46: 175-217 (page 206, larva described)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1968a. The ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): supplement. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 61: 205-222 (page 220, larva described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Emery C. 1914. Formiche d'Australia e di Samoa raccolte dal Prof. Silvestri nel 1913. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 8: 179-186.
- Kohout R. J. 1994. New synonymy of three Australian ants (Formicidae: Formicinae: Polyrhachis). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35: 135-136
- 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