Polyrhachis consimilis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia (not Sierra Leone; see Bolton, 1973: 352; Kohout, 1988: 432).

Nomenclature

 *  consimilis. Polyrhachis consimilis Smith, F. 1858b: 73, pl. 4, figs. 30, 31 (w.) AUSTRALIA (not Sierra Leone; see Bolton, 1973b: 352; Kohout, 1988c: 432). Combination in P. (Myrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 994; in P. (Hagiomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 185; in P. (Hedomyrma): Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 512.

Type Material


Kohout (1988) - The type locality of this species, as given in the original description, is highly questionable. Bolton (1973) suggests that Smith was in error when he listed Sierra Leone as the provenence of the type specimen, and this opinion is now supported by the discovery of a single specimen in the Kimberley region of North Western Australia (near Kalamburu Mission, August 1967, collected by W. Leutert). I have directly compared this individual with the unique holotype of P. consimilis and am satisfied that they are conspecific.