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.

'Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata'' Guér. subsp. pruinosa''' Karawajew, 1927.

Type locality(-ies): “Wammar, Aru, 19.III.1913 (Nr. 2618), zahlreiche ww”.

Original Karawajew label(-s): “Polyrhachis (Myrma) / sericata Guér. subsp. / pruinosula Sant. (n. nom.) / Aru, Karavaev, 2618”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 7 w (newly mounted, IN 314/6/1), 17 w (in alcohol, IN 314/BAMS1/Karaw50).