Polyrhachis litigiosa

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

Nomenclature

 *  litigiosa. Polyrhachis relucens subsp. litigiosa Emery, 1897d: 581 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Mann, 1919: 380. Raised to species and senior synonym of pruinosula: Kohout, 1998: 522.
 * pruinosa. Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata subsp. pruinosa Karavaiev, 1927e: 48 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). [Junior primary homonym of pruinosa Mayr, above.] Replacement name: pruinosula Santschi, 1928h: 139.
 * pruinosula. Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata var. pruinosula Santschi, 1928h: 139. Replacement name for pruinosa Karavaiev, above. [Junior primary homonym of pruinosa Mayr, 1872: 142. Junior synonym of litigiosa: Kohout, 1998: 522.

Additional References

 * Kohout, R.J. 2012. A review of the Australian Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera Myrma Billberg, Myrmatopa Forel, Myrmothrinax Forel and Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 56(1): 25-59.