Polyrhachis derecyna

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

Nomenclature

 * dolomedes. Polyrhachis dolomedes Smith, F., 1863: 16 (w.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of dolomedes Smith, above.] Replacement name: derecyna Smith, F. 1871a: 316.
 *  derecyna. Polyrhachis derecynus Smith, F. 1871a: 316. Replacement name for dolomedes Smith, F. 1863: 16. [Junior primary homonym of dolomedes Smith, F. 1863: 14.] Combination in P. (Myrma): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 470; in P. (Myrmatopa): Dorow, 1995: 43; Bolton, 1995b: 347. Senior synonym of pseuadonyma: Dalla Torre, 1893: 261; of taurus: Bolton, 1974b: 173.
 * pseuadonyma. Polyrhachis pseuadonyma Forel, 1886d: 243. [Unnecessary (second) replacement name for dolomedes Smith, F. 1863: 16.] Junior synonym of derecyna: Dalla Torre, 1893: 261.
 * taurus. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) taurus Donisthorpe, 1937c: 274, figs. 4, 5 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Donisthorpe, 1943a: 172 (w.); Donisthorpe, 1943d: 470 (m.). Junior synonym of derecyna: Bolton, 1974b: 173.

Polyrhachis derecynus

This is Smith’s replacement name for his P. dolomedes of 1863: 16, a junior primary homonym.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Donisthorpe H. 1937. A new subgenus and three new species of Polyrhachis Smith. Entomologist 70: 273-275.
 * Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. Descriptions of new Ants, chiefly from Waigeu Island, N. Dutch New Guinea. Annals and Magazines of Natural History. 11(9):167-176.
 * Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
 * Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
 * Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
 * Latumahina F., M. Borovanska, N. S. Putra, and M. Janda. 2015. Ants of Ambon Island  diversity survey and checklist. ZooKeys 472: 4357.
 * Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014
 * Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.