Polyrhachis nigropilosa

Polyrhachis nigropilosa is a rather common species known from Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sulawesi. (Kohout 2008)

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis relucens species group in the subgenus Myrma

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.

Nomenclature

 *  nigropilosa. Polyrhachis nigropilosa Mayr, 1872: 141 (w.) BORNEO. Menozzi, 1926e: 99 (q.); Karavaiev, 1927e: 47 (m.). Combination in P. (Myrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 124. Senior synonym of conophthalma: Kohout, 1998: 522. Current subspecies: nominal plus polluta.
 * conophthalma. Polyrhachis nigropilosa var. conophthalma Emery, 1900d: 713 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Combination in P. (Myrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 124. Junior synonym of nigropilosa: Kohout, 1998: 522.

Type Material
Kohout (2008) - Syntype workers. INDONESIA, SULAWESI (Stevens); BORNEO, Sarawak (J. Doria), (examined).