Polyrhachis fuscipes

Polyrhachis fuscipes is known from the mountainous parts of southeastern New South Wales and ACT, and south through the Victorian Alps to Tasmania. It was collected in sympatry with Polyrhachis smithersi and Polyrhachis hexacantha at Smokers Gap in ACT (Kohout, 2012).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  fuscipes. Polyrhachis fuscipes Mayr, 1862: 679 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Junior synonym of hexacantha: Roger, 1863b: 9; Dalla Torre, 1893: 263. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of hexacantha: Emery, 1925b: 179. Revived status as species: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 134. Senior synonym of hestia: Taylor, 1989a: 23.
 * hestia. Polyrhachis semipolita subsp. hestia Forel, 1911e: 295 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Subspecies of hexacantha: Emery, 1925b: 179; of semipolita: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 140. Junior synonym of fuscipes: Taylor, 1989a: 23.

Additional References

 * Kohout, R. 2012. A new species of the subgenus Campomyrma Wheeler of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith from the Australian Capital Territory (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Australian Entomologist 39, 321-329.