Paraparatrechina opaca

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Singapore. Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  opaca. Prenolepis clandestina var. opaca Emery, 1887a: 243 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). Combination in Pr. (Nylanderia): Emery, 1914f: 422; in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925b: 220; in Paraparatrechina: LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010a: 128. Raised to species: Emery, 1900d: 698. Current subspecies: nominal plus metallescens.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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