Polyrhachis schistacea

Distribution
This taxon was described from Mozambique. It is also found in Zimbabwe, Guinea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somalia, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Nomenclature

 * carinatus. Polyrhachis carinatus Smith, F. 1858b: 71, pl. 4, figs. 48, 49 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. [Junior secondary homonym of carinata Fabricius, above.] Senior synonym of rugulosus: Emery, 1896d: 379; hence the latter is first available replacement name for this taxon: Bolton, 1995b: 345.
 *  schistacea. Hoplomyrmus schistaceus Gerstäcker, 1859: 262 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE. [Also described as new by Gerstäcker, 1862: 508.] Forel, 1907a: 38 (q.). Combination in Polyrhachis: Mayr, 1863: 446; in P. (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 140. Subspecies of militaris: André, 1887: 288. Revived status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 268; Forel, 1907a: 38; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1000; Arnold, 1924: 742; Bolton, 1973b: 318. Senior synonym of atrociliata, divina, divinoides, fracta, gagatoides, rugulosus (and its junior synonyms cafrorum, carinatus) and material of the unavailable names beguelensis, mediopilosa, subplana referred here: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * rugulosus. Polyrhachis rugulosus Mayr, 1862: 685, pl. 19, fig. 7 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1924: 744 (q.). Junior synonym of, and hence first available replacement name for, carinatus Smith, F. 1858b: 71 [Junior secondary homonym of Formica carinata Fabricius, 1804: 413.]: Emery, 1896d: 379; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1002. Combination in P. (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 141. Subspecies of militaris: Mayr, 1893: 197; of schistacea: Stitz, 1910: 151; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1002; Arnold, 1924: 744. Senior synonym of cafrorum: Mayr, 1893: 197; Forel, 1894b: 72. Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * cafrorum. Polyrhachis militaris r. cafrorum Forel, 1879a: 120 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 260. Junior synonym of rugulosus: Mayr, 1893: 197; Forel, 1894b: 72.
 * atrociliata. Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea st. atrociliata Santschi, 1913c: 314 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. [Also described as new by Santschi, 1914b: 141.] Raised to species: Santschi, 1933b: 108. Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * divina. Polyrhachis schistacea var. divina Forel, 1913b: 348 (in text) (w.) TANZANIA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 141. Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * gagatoides. Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea var. gagatoides Santschi, 1913c: 314 (w.) CONGO. [Also described as new by Santschi, 1914b: 142.] Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * fracta. Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea st. fracta Santschi, 1914b: 141 (w.) KENYA. Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.
 * divinoides. Polyrhachis schistacea var. divinoides Arnold, 1924: 744 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. [First available use of Polyrhachis schistacea r. rugulosa var. divinoides Forel, 1913b: 348; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of schistacea: Bolton, 1973b: 318.