Parasyscia rufithorax

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

Nomenclature

 * . Cerapachys rufithorax Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 50, pl. 1, figs. 5-7 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
 * Type-material: 40+ syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 450 m. (J.W. Chapman).
 * Type-depositories: MCZC, NHMB.
 * Combination in Parasyscia: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 205.
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19; Baltazar, 1966: 232; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
 * Senior synonym of negrosensis: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
 * Senior synonym of nitida: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
 * Distribution: Philippines (Negros).
 * negrosensis. Cerapachys negrosensis Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 51, pl. 1, fig. 8 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 700 m. (J.W. Chapman).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19.
 * Junior synonym of rufithorax: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
 * nitida. Cerapachys nitida Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 52, pl. 1, figs. 9, 10 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
 * Type-material: 6 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 450 m. (J.W. Chapman).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19.
 * Junior synonym of rufithorax: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
 * nitida. Cerapachys (Parasyscia) nitida Weber, 1949a: 2, figs. 1-3 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers, paratype queens (numbers not stated, “one colony”).
 * Type-locality: holotype Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): 10 mi. E Stanleyville (= Kisangani) (N.A. Weber); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depository: AMNH.
 * [Junior primary homonym of Cerapachys nitida Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 52.]
 * Replacement name: Cerapachys nitidulus Brown, 1975: 23.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
 * Brown W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1): 1-115.
 * Chapman, J.W. and S.R. Capco. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology (Manila) 1: 1- 327
 * Wheeler W. M., and J. W. Chapman. 1925. The ants of the Philippine Islands. Part I, Dorylinae and Ponerinae. Philipp. J. Sci. 28: 47-73.
 * Wilson E. O. 1959. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. VI. The tribe Cerapachyini. Pacific Insects 1: 39-57.