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Polyrhachis tubifex
| Polyrhachis tubifex | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Myrmhopla |
| Species: | P. tubifex |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis tubifex Karavaiev, 1926
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -6.566666667° to -6.566666667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia (type locality), Malaysia, Philippines.
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
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- tubifex. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) tubifex Karavaiev, 1926a: 144 (w.q.m.) INDONESIA (Java). [Also described as new by Karavaiev, 1927e: 31.]
The following notes on V.A. Karavaiev type specimens have been provided by Martynov & Radchenko (2016) based on material held in the Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian Academy of Science:
Type locality(-ies): in Karawajew, 1926 no concrete type locality given; in Karawajew, 1927a: “Buitenzorg, 26.XII.1912 (Nr. 2356), der untere Teil des Botan. Gartens. Zahlreiche ww, geflügelte qq, mm und Larven”.
Original Karawajew label(-s): “Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) / tubifex Karawaiw, typus. / Buitenzorg, Karawaiw, 2356.”; printed, with handwritten inscription “Java, / Buitenzorg / Karavaev, / 2356” and handwritten “Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla / tubifex Karawaiew, / typus 1925”.
Material: SYNTYPES, 8 w, 3 q, 1 m (newly mounted, IN 314/6/2), 169 w, 33 q, 3 m, 29 pupae, 8 larvae (in alcohol, IN 314/BAMS1/Karaw18–20).
Description
References
- Karavaiev, V. 1926a. Über den Nestbau von Polyrhachis (subg. Myrmhopla) tubifex sp. n. (Fam. Formicidae). Biol. Zentralbl. 46: 143-145 (page 144, worker, queen, male described)
- 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 31, Also described as new)
- Martynov, A.V., Radchenko, A.G. 2016. Karawajew's ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Zootaxa 4097 (2): 244–254.
- 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).
- Robson, S. 2020. Spiny Ants (Polyrhachis). Encyclopedia of Social Insects, pp. 1–6. (doi:10.1007@978-3-319-90306-4_115-1).
- Robson, S. K. A.; Kohout, R. J. 2008. Nest construction in the arboreal ant Polyrhachis tubifex Karavaiev, 1926. Asian Myrmecology 2:121-123.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Karavaiev V. 1926. Über den Nestbau von Polyrhachis (subg. Myrmhopla) tubifex sp. n. (Fam. Formicidae). Biol. Zentralbl. 46: 143-145.
- Martynov A. V., and A. G. Radchenko. 2016. Karawajew’s ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Zootaxa 4097 (2): 244–254.
- Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
- Robson S. K. A., and R. J. Kohout. 2008. Nest construction in the arboreal ant Polyrhachis tubifex Karavaiev, 1926. Asian Myrmecology 2: 121-123.
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014