Polyrhachis carbonaria

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

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

Nomenclature

 *  carbonaria. Polyrhachis carbonarius Smith, F. 1857a: 60 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA. Combination in P. (Aulacomyrma): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 445; in P. (Myrma): Dorow, 1995: 32. Senior synonym of dentulata, subcarinata: Kohout, 1988: 526.
 * subcarinata. Polyrhachis orsyllus subsp. subcarinata Emery, 1900d: 712 (w.) INDONESIA (Mentawei I.). Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 204. Subspecies of vindex: Dorow, 1995: 41. Junior synonym of carbonaria: Kohout, 1998: 526.
 * dentulata. Polyrhachis (Myrma) orsyllus var. dentulata Stitz, 1925: 135 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Subspecies of vindex: Dorow, 1995: 41. Junior synonym of carbonaria: Kohout, 1998: 526.

Polyrhachis carbonarius

Holotype worker in. Labelled “36 MAL.” (= Malacca, West Malaysia) and with a Donisthorpe type-label.