Polyrhachis keratifera

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

Nomenclature

 *  keratifera. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) keratifera Karavaiev, 1927e: 39, fig. 17 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.).

Type locality(-ies): “Amboina, 23.II.1913 (Nr. 2505), zahlreiche ww, geflüg. qq und Larven aus einem Nest”.

Original Karawajew label(-s): “Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) / keratifera Karavaev, typus / 2505. Amboina, Karavaev”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 4 w, 1 q (newly mounted, IN 314/6/1), 60 w, 5 q (in alcohol, IN 314/BAMS1/Karaw22).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Latumahina F., M. Borovanska, N. S. Putra, and M. Janda. 2015. Ants of Ambon Island  diversity survey and checklist. ZooKeys 472: 4357.
 * Martynov A. V., and A. G. Radchenko. 2016. Karawajew’s ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Zootaxa 4097 (2): 244–254.