Polyrhachis penelope

Polyrhachis penelope is an uncommon species with its distribution centred on Mackay and extending along the Queensland coast from about Rockhampton as far north as Cairns. It is an inhabitant of open eucalypt forests and woodlands that mostly nests in the ground although one nest was located in a rotten tree stump.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia. Indo-Australian Region: Papua New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 *  penelope. Polyrhachis penelope Forel, 1895a: 46 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Forel, 1901b: 31 (q.m.). Combination in P. (Hagiomyrma): Forel, 1915b: 108.

Additional References

 * Kohout, R.J. 2013. Revision of Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) Wheeler, 1911 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Nature 56, 487-577.