Polyrhachis erato

P. erato nests in tree cavities or under bark on tree trunks, and is distributed from north to south Queensland on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from open Eucalyptus forests to the coastal wallum communities. (Kohout 1988)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  erato. Polyrhachis erato Forel, 1902h: 512 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Hedomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 189. Senior synonym of aeschyle: Kohout, 1988c: 434.
 * aeschyle. Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) aeschyle Forel, 1915b: 111 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of erato: Kohout, 1988c: 434.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Kohout R. J. 2000. A review of the distribution of the Polyrhachis and Echinopla ants of the Queensland wet tropics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 183-209