Polyrhachis olena

Workers have been collected from a fogging samples, including one noted as being fogged from Pandanus.

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis relucens species group in the subgenus Myrma

Kohout (2008) - This species is most similar to Polyrhachis brendelli and Polyrhachis browni with the differences between all three species given in the remarks section of P. brendelli.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 * eurytus. Polyrhachis eurytus Smith, F. 1861b: 43, pl. 1, fig. 24 (q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in P. (Myrma): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 467. Junior synonym of olena: Bolton, 1974b: 177.
 *  olena. Polyrhachis olenus Smith, F. 1861b: 39, pl. 1, fig. 8 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 201. Senior synonym of eurytus: Bolton, 1974b: 177.

Type Material
Kohout (2008) - Holotype worker. INDONESIA, SULAWESI, Tondano (A. R. Wallace), (examined).

Polyrhachis eurytus

Holotype queen in. Labelled “Tond.” (= Tondano, Sulawesi) and with a Donisthorpe type-label.

Polyrhachis olenus

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Tond.” (= Tondano, Sulawesi) and with a Donisthorpe type-label.