Polyrhachis orsylla ritsemai
Polyrhachis orsylla ritsemai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Polyrhachis |
Subgenus: | Myrma |
Species: | P. orsylla |
Subspecies: | P. orsylla ritsemai |
Trinomial name | |
Polyrhachis orsylla ritsemai Mayr, 1883 |
Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis inermis species group in the subgenus Myrma
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -5.401289° to -6°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality), Krakatau Islands, Singapore.
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.
- ritsemai. Polyrhachis ritsemai Mayr, 1883: 245 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Combination in P. (Myrma): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166. Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 268; Emery, 1896d: 380. Subspecies of vindex: Dorow, 1995: 41. Subspecies of orsylla: Emery, 1900d: 712; Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166; Emery, 1925b: 204; Bolton, 1995b: 355.
Description
References
- Dorow, W. H. O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Cour. Forschungsinst. Senckenb. 185: 1-113 (page 41, Subspecies of vindex)
- Emery, C. 1900d. Formiche raccolte da Elio Modigliani in Sumatra, Engano e Mentawei. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 40[=(2(20): 689-720 (page 712, Subspecies of orsylla)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 204, Subspecies of orsylla)
- Mayr, G. 1883a. Drei neue ost-indische Formiciden-Arten. Notes Leyden Mus. 5: 245-247 (page 245, worker, queen described)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 166, Combination in P. (Myrma))
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