Polyrhachis yarrabahensis

This is an arboreal nester, building polydomous nests of silk and vegetation debris upon the leaves of various lowland rainforest trees, shrubs and vines (Kohout 1999; Robson & Kohout 2005, 2007; Kohout, 2012).

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

The known distribution of P. yarrabahensis extends from New Guinea south to northern Queensland, where it appears to be most abundant within the Wet Tropics region.

Nomenclature

 *  yarrabahensis. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) lombokensis var. yarrabahensis Forel, 1915b: 115 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 520. Junior synonym of lombokensis: Kohout, 2000: 205. Revived from synonymy: Kohout, 2012: 47.

Syntype worker and queen from Yarrabah (for w) and Malanda (for queen), Queensland, Australia (E. Mjöberg) (examined by Kohout, 2012).