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Polyrhachis horacei
| Polyrhachis horacei | |
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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: | P. horacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis horacei Hung, 1967
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| Synonyms | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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.
- cheesmanae. Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1943d: 459 (q.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, above.] Replacement name: horacei Hung, 1967a: 201.
- horacei. Polyrhachis horacei Hung, 1967a: 201. Replacement name for cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1943d: 459. [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937c: 273.]
Description
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1943e. The ants (Hym., Formicidae) of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(10): 433-475 (page 459, [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937c: 273.])
- Hung, A. C. F. 1967a. A new species and two new names of the Polyrhachis ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mushi 40: 199-202 (page 201, Replacement name for cheesmanae)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.