Polyrhachis excitata

The holotype from copal is apparently the only specimen of P. excitata known.

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis schang species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 *  excitata. Polyrhachis excitata Viehmeyer, 1913: 147, fig. (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi) (in copal). Combination in P. (Myrmatopa): Emery, 1925b: 181. Subspecies of schang: Viehmeyer, 1914b: 48. Revived status as species: Kohout, 1998: 507.

Type Material
Kohout (2008) - Holotype worker. INDONESIA, SULAWESI (in copal), (examined).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Kohout R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 505-531
 * Kohout, R. J. 2008. A review of the Polyrhachis ants of Sulawesi with keys and descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 52:255-317.
 * Viehmeyer H. 1913. Ameisen aus dem Kopal von Celebes. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 74: 141-155.