Echinopla serrata

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

Nomenclature

 *  serrata. Polyrhachis serratus Smith, F. 1859a: 140 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). Combination in Polyrhachis (Aulacomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 198; in Echinopla: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 453.

Polyrhachis serratus

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Aru.” and marked as holotype. This specimen matches the original description and has the correct type-locality.

The specimen in, labelled “Aru 50” and with a Donisthorpe type-label, is not a type, and not a specimen of serratus. It entirely fails to match the original description, but compares well with a syntype of australis Forel that is in coll. Accordingly the specimen has been labelled, “australis Forel. Bolton det. 73,” and “not a type, not serrata.”