Polyrhachis tubifera

Kohout (2013): Polyrhachis tubifera is relatively common, ranging from Cape York Peninsula south to Brisbane, southeast Queensland. It occurs mostly in open eucalypt forests and woodlands, however, it is also occasionally encountered along the edges of lowland rainforests. Polyrhachis tubifera is evidently a ground-nesting species, with a few, rather shallowly excavated, leaf-mould covered nests found at the bases of trees.

Identification
Kohout (2013): With its short and broad mesosoma, P. tubifera resembles Polyrhachis diversa, with most distinguishing characters listed in remarks of the latter species.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  tubifera. Polyrhachis tubifera Forel, 1902h: 517 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Hagiomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 185.

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.