Polyrhachis maculata
Polyrhachis maculata | |
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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 group: | femorata |
Species: | P. maculata |
Binomial name | |
Polyrhachis maculata Forel, 1915 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.26666667° to -33.783°.
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
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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. |
Elevation Range
Species | Elevation (m asl) | |||||
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Polyrhachis maculata | 20-30 | |||||
Shading indicates the bands of elevation where species was recorded. Numbers are the percentage of total samples containing this species. |
Biology
Castes
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- maculata. Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) polymnia var. maculata Forel, 1915b: 115 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Taylor, 1989a: 25.
Type Material
- Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) polymnia maculata Forel, 1915: Syntype, worker(s), Malanda, Ravenshoe (as Cedar Creek) and Atherton, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
Description
References
- Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 2020. Rainforest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient at Eungella in the Clarke Range, Central Queensland coast, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 125: 43-63.
- 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 115, worker, queen described)
- 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 25, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W. 1989. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 28: 23-27.
- Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.
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