Polyrhachis weiri

Polyrhachis weiri is apparently restricted to the extreme north of the Northern Territory, including its adjacent islands, and to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Nothing is known about the species’ biology, but as the type series specimens were collected foraging on the ground it is reasonable to suggest that their nesting habit is terrestrial or subterranean.

Identification
Polyrhachis weiri is characterised by the strongly posteriorly converging lateral margins of the promesonotum (PMI ca. 250).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  weiri. Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) weiri Kohout, 2013: 551, figs. 10A-B (w.) AUSTRALIA.

Type Material


Type deposition: Holotype and 2 paratypes in ; 2 paratypes each in, and ; 1 paratype each in ,  and.