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Polyrhachis simpla
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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. simpla |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis simpla Santschi, 1928
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| Synonyms | |
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Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis continua species group in the subgenus Myrma
Polyrhachis simpla is very similar to Polyrhachis spinifera and Polyrhachis sericeopubescens, however, it differs from both in having the lateral margins of the pronotal dorsum virtually flat, while they are distinctly upturned in the other species. Also, the lateral margins of mesonotum distinctly converge posteriorly in P. simpla, while they are subparallel in both P. spinifera and P. sericeopubescens. (Kohout 2013)
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -3.183333333° to -3.183333333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality), New Guinea.
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
Kohout (2013) reported "Sexuals apparently present in Karavaiev collection in Kiev, Ukraine (Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica (Chinese Academy of Sciences))."
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- simplex. Polyrhachis (Myrma) conops subsp. simplex Karavaiev, 1927e: 45 (w.q.m.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). [Junior primary homonym of simplex Mayr, above.] Replacement name: simpla Santschi, 1928h: 139.
- simpla. Polyrhachis (Myrma) conops st. simpla Santschi, 1928h: 139. Replacement name for simplex Karavaiev, 1927e: 45. [Junior primary homonym of simplex Mayr, 1862: 682.] Raised to species: Kohout, 1998: 520.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Kohout (2013) - Dimensions of conops simpla syntypes: TL c. 9.78-11.54; HL 2.59-2.77; HW 1.87-2.02; CI 71- 73; SL 3.63-3.88; SI 192-196; PW 1.96-2.17; MTL 3.83-4.03 (4 measured).
Type Material
Syntype workers, queens, males. Type locality: Indonesia, Aru Is: Wammar (V. Karavaiev), Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Queensland Museum (examined). Junior primary homonym of P. simplex Mayr, 1862: 682.
References
- Karavaiev, V. 1927f. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. III. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 3:3-52 [= Tr. Ukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 7:3-52]. (page 45, Junior primary homonym of simplex)
- Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 520, Raised to species)
- Kohout, R.J. 2013. A review of the Polyrhachis continua species-group of the subgenus Myrma Billberg (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) with keys and descriptions of new species. Australian Entomologist 40(1), 13-46.
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 682, pirmary homonym)
- Radchenko, A.G., Fisher, B.L., Esteves, F.A., Martynova, E.V., Bazhenova, T.N., Lasarenko, S.N. 2023. Ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the collection of Volodymyr Opanasovych Karawajew. Communication 1. Dorylinae, Poneromorpha and Pseudomyrmecinae. Zootaxa, 5244(1), 1–32 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5244.1.1).
- Santschi, F. 1928h. Fourmis de Sumatra, récoltées par Mr. J. B. Corporaal. Tijdschr. Entomol. 71: 119-140 (page 139, Replacement name for simplex)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kohout R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 505-531
- Kohout R. J. 2013. A review of the Polyrhachis continua species-group of the subgenus Myrma Billberg (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) with keys and descriptions of new species. Australian Entomologist 40(1): 13-46.
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014