Polyrhachis hippomanes

A worker of this species was collected from a Pandanus fogging sample.

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis mucronata  species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sulawesi. Oriental Region: India, Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  hippomanes. Polyrhachis hippomanes Smith, F. 1861b: 43, pl. 1, fig. 21 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1970: 649 (l.). Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166. Current subspecies: nominal plus boettcheri, ceylonensis. See also: Santschi, 1928g: 253.

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