Polyrhachis saevissima argentea

Polyrhachis saevissima argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Myrmhopla
Species:	P. saevissima
Subspecies:	P. saevissima argentea
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis saevissima argentea Mayr, 1862 Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 22.675° to -9°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (type locality), Solomon Islands.
Oriental Region: India, Sri Lanka.

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• argentea. Polyrhachis argenteus Mayr, 1862: 682 (w.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 131. Junior synonym of acasta: Dalla Torre, 1893: 257; Mayr, 1893: 197. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of acantha: Emery, 1900d: 717. Junior synonym of tibialis: Bingham, 1903: 397. Revived from synonymy and revived status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 131. Subspecies of acantha: Emery, 1925b: 194. Currently subspecies of saevissima: Bolton, 1995b: 343.

References

• Baltazar, C.R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758-1963). Pacific Insects Monographs 8: 1-488. (page 280, listed)
• Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 397, Junior synonym of tibialis)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 343, Subspecies of saevissima)
• Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 257, Junior synonym of acasta)
• 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 717, Revived from synonymy as variety of acantha)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 194, Variety of acantha)
• Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 682, worker described)
• Mayr, G. 1893b. Formiciden von Herrn Dr. Fr. Stuhlmann in Ost-Afrika gesammelt. Jahrb. Hambg. Wiss. Anst. 10: 194-201 (page 197, Junior synonym of acasta)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 43-147 (page 131, Combination in P. (Myrmhopla))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 43-147 (page 131, Revived from synonymy, and revived status as species)