Polyrhachis spinifera

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

key to Polyrhachis continua workers

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 * hirsutula. Polyrhachis continua var. hirsutula Emery, 1911c: 256 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 200. Junior synonym of spinifera: Kohout, 1998: 520.
 *  spinifera. Polyrhachis conops var. spinifera Stitz, 1911a: 376, fig. 22 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1922b: 200. Raised to species and senior synonym of hirsutula: Kohout, 1998: 520.

Additional References

 * 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.