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Polyrhachis rustica
| Polyrhachis rustica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Hirtomyrma |
| Species: | P. rustica |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis rustica Kohout, 1990
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
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.
- rustica. Polyrhachis rustica Kohout, 1990: 505 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, 4km N Collinsville, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 queen, 4km N Collinsville, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 worker, Chico(?) Road, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
Description
References
- Kohout, R. J. 1990. A review of the Polyrhachis viehmeyeri species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 28: 499-508 (page 505, worker, queen described)