Polyrhachis dives

Distribution
This taxon was described from Singapore. It is also found in Philippines, New Guinea, India, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Guam, Borneo and Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  dives. Polyrhachis dives Smith, F. 1857a: 64 (w.) SINGAPORE. Mayr, 1867a: 49 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953e: 208 (l.); Hung, Imai & Kubota, 1972: 1025 (k.). Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 132. Senior synonym of democles: Forel, 1911e: 298; of euclides, mutiliae: Bolton, 1974b: 173; of exulans: Kohout, 1988c: 433; of vicina: Wang & Wu, 1991: 599; of lucens: Dorow, 1995: 52; of siwiensis: Kohout, 1998: 515. Current subspecies: nominal plus belli, rectispina. See also: Bingham, 1903: 396; Kohout, 2010: 180.
 * affinis. Polyrhachis affinis Smith, F. 1858b: 63 (w.) MYANMAR. [Junior secondary homonym of affinis Le Guillou, above.] Replacement name: vicina Roger, 1863b: 7.
 * democles. Polyrhachis democles Smith, F. 1861b: 40, pl. 1, fig. 9 (q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Junior synonym of dives: Forel, 1911e: 298.
 * mutiliae. Polyrhachis mutiliae Smith, F. 1861b: 39, pl. 1, figs. 15, 20 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 197. Junior synonym of dives: Bolton, 1974b: 173.
 * vicina. Polyrhachis vicina Roger, 1863b: 7. Replacement name for affinis Smith, F. 1858b: 63. [Junior secondary homonym of affinis Le Guillou, 1842: 314.] Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 197. Junior synonym of dives: Wang & Wu, 1991: 599.
 * euclides. Polyrhachis dives var. euclides Forel, 1913f: 202 (w.q.m.) TAIWAN. Junior synonym of dives: Bolton, 1974b: 173.
 * siwiensis. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) dives var. siwiensis Santschi, 1932b: 20 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of dives: Kohout, 1998: 515.
 * exulans. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) exulans Clark, 1941: 91, pl. 13, fig. 24 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of dives: Kohout, 1988c: 433.
 * lucens. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lucens Donisthorpe, 1947d: 194 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of dives: Dorow, 1995: 52.

Additional References
Xiaoming Liu, Gengsi Xi, Zhenyu Zhang, Ke Li & Hui He. 2011. Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Expression Analysis of a Tailless Homolog in the Ant Polyrhachis vicina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 58: 667-680.