Polyrhachis circumdata

The syntype workers and queen of P. circumdata, recorded from copal, are the only known specimens. (Kohout 2008)

Identification
P. circumdata is similar to Polyrhachis atropos (see Kohout 1998).

Kohout (2008) - There are two members of the subgenus Hedomyrma present in Sulawesi:


 * Distinctly bicoloured; head and tarsi black with mesosoma, petiole and femora light reddish-brown; gaster and tibiae distinctly darker . . . . . Polyrhachis fervens


 * Unicoloured; black throughout (in copal) . . . . . Polyrhachis circumdata

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

Nomenclature

 *  circumdata. Polyrhachis circumdata Viehmeyer, 1913: 152, fig. (w.q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi) (in copal). Combination in P. (Hedomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 189. Subspecies of atropos: Viehmeyer, 1914b: 52. Revived status as species: Kohout, 1998: 514.

Type Material
Kohout (2008) - Syntype workers, queen. INDONESIA, SULAWESI (in copal), (workers 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.