Polyrhachis wilmsi
Polyrhachis wilmsi | |
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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 group: | viscosa |
Species: | P. wilmsi |
Binomial name | |
Polyrhachis wilmsi Forel, 1910 |
Identification
Rigato (2016) - A viscosa-group species with standing hairs on frons and vertex, four similarly long petiolar spines, and a well developed median prominence along the ridge separating propodeal dorsum and declivity.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (type locality), Somalia, South Africa.
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.
- wilmsi. Polyrhachis cubaensis subsp. wilmsi Forel, 1910f: 30 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
- Combination in P. (Myrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 995.
- Junior synonym of cubaensis: Bolton, 1973b: 325.
- Status as species: Rigato, 2016: 46.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Rigato (2016) - (n=3). HL 1.70–1.72, HW 1.52–1.53, CI 89, SL 1.58–1.62, SI 104–106, FW 0.52–0.54, FI 34–36, PW 1.27–1.30, WL 2.08–2.18, HTL 1.70–1.76.
Type Material
Rigato (2016) - Holotype worker, MOZAMBIQUE: Lobombo Borges (F. Wilms) [not seen, not at Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève].
References
- Bolton, B. 1973b. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in the Ethiopian region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 28: 283-369 (page 325, Junior synonym of cubaensis)
- Forel, A. 1910e. Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. Leonhard Schultze. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. D) Formicidae. Denkschr. M (page 30, worker described)
- Rigato, F. 2016. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in sub-Saharan Africa, with descriptions of ten new species. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa. 4088:1–50.
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 995, Combination in P. (Myrma))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Rigato F. 2016. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in sub-Saharan Africa, with descriptions of ten new species. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4088: 1-50.