Polyrhachis yarrabahensis

This is an arboreal nester, building polydomous nests of silk and vegetation debris upon the leaves of various lowland rainforest trees, shrubs and vines (Kohout 1999; Robson & Kohout 2005, 2007; Kohout, 2012).

Distribution
This taxon was described from Indonesia (Lombok Island).

The known distribution of P. yarrabahensis extends from New Guinea south to northern Queensland, where it appears to be most abundant within the Wet Tropics region.

Nomenclature

 *  yarrabahensis. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) lombokensis var. yarrabahensis Forel, 1915b: 115 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 520. Junior synonym of lombokensis: Kohout, 2000: 205. Revived from synonymy: Kohout, 2012: 47.

Syntype worker and queen from Yarrabah (for w) and Malanda (for queen), Queensland, Australia (E. Mjöberg) (examined by Kohout, 2012).