Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki

Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Myrmothrinax
Species:	P. thrinax
Subspecies:	P. thrinax overbecki
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki Dorow, 1995
Synonyms
Polyrhachis thrinax nigripes Viehmeyer, 1916

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Philippines, Singapore (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.

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.

• nigripes. Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax var. nigripes Viehmeyer, 1916a: 164 (w.) SINGAPORE. [Junior primary homonym of nigripes Emery, above.] Replacement name: overbecki: Dorow, 1995: 63. Viehmeyer, 1922: 220 (q.).
• overbecki. Polyrhachis thrinax subsp. overbecki Dorow, 1995: 63. Replacement name for nigripes Viehmeyer, 1916 a: 164. [Junior primary homonym of nigripes Emery, 1897d: 592.

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 63, Replacement name for nigripes)
• Emery, C. 1897e. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XVIII. Formiche raccolte nella Nuova Guinea dal Dott. Lamberto Loria. [concl.]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 38[=(2(18): 577-594 (page 592, primary homonym)
• Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 164, [Junior primary homonym of nigripes Emery, 1897d: 592.)