Polyrhachis orsylla

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis continua species group in the subgenus Myrma

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

Nomenclature

 *  orsylla. Polyrhachis orsyllus Smith, F. 1861b: 39, pl. 1, figs. 6, 7 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
 * Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166 (q.).
 * Combination in P. (Myrma): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166.
 * Junior synonym of vindex: Wheeler, W.M. 1924b: 254; Dorow, 1995: 41.
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1862: 684; Roger, 1863b: 8; Mayr, 1863: 445; Mayr, 1867a: 54 (redescription); Dalla Torre, 1893: 266; Emery, 1896d: 380; Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166; Karavaiev, 1927e: 48; Bolton, 1995b: 353; Kohout, 2008a: 264.
 * Current subspecies: javanensis, muscula, ritsemai.

Type Material
Polyrhachis orsylla

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Tond.” (= Tondano, Sulawesi) and with a Donisthorpe type-label.