Polyrhachis exercita

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka.

Castes


Worker from the Western Ghats, Kerala, India (photo by Manoj Vembayam, from AntWeb).

Nomenclature

 *  exercita. Formica exercita Walker, 1859: 370 (q.m.) SRI LANKA. Combination in Polyrhachis: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 575; in P. (Campomyrma): Bolton, 1995b: 348; Dorow, 1995: 14. Senior synonym of clypeata (and its junior synonym indica): Donisthorpe, 1932b: 575. Current subspecies: nominal plus lucidiventris, obtusisquama, rastrata.
 * clypeatus. Polyrhachis clypeatus Mayr, 1862: 683 (q.) SRI LANKA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1911c: 860. Senior synonym of indica: Dalla Torre, 1893: 260; Forel, 1893c: 29. Junior synonym of exercita: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 575.
 * indica. Polyrhachis indica Mayr, 1870b: 945 (w.) INDIA. Junior synonym of clypeata: Dalla Torre, 1893: 260; Forel, 1893c: 58.