Polyrhachis magnifica
Polyrhachis magnifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Polyrhachis |
Subgenus: | Myrmhopla |
Species: | P. magnifica |
Binomial name | |
Polyrhachis magnifica Menozzi, 1926 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 12.41666667° to 6.733167°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (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
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. | Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology. |
Images from AntWeb
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Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0217781. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- magnifica. Polyrhachis sexspinosa subsp. magnifica Menozzi, 1926e: 98 (w.) PHILIPPINES. Raised to species: Bolton, 1975c: 9.
Description
References
- Baltazar, C.R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758-1963). Pacific Insects Monographs 8: 1-488. (page 284, listed)
- Bolton, B. 1975c. The sexspinosa-group of the ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith (Hym. Formicidae). J. Entomol. Ser. B 44: 1-14. (page 9, Raised to species)
- Menozzi, C. 1926e [1925]. Nuove formiche delle isole Filippine e di Singapore. Atti Soc. Nat. Mat. Modena 56[=(6)4 4: 92-103 (page 98, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014