Polyrhachis illaudata

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Krakatau Islands, Malaysia, Philippines. Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Palaearctic Region: China.

Biology


Polyrhachis illaudata worker returning to its nest in rotten wood with a prey item. Western Ghats, Kerala, India, 1000m (photo by Dr Kalesh Sadasivan, 2015, from AntWeb).

Nomenclature

 *  illaudata. Polyrhachis illaudatus Walker, 1859: 373 (w., not m.) SRI LANKA. Imai, Brown, et al. 1984: 68 (k.). Combination in P. (Myrma): Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576. Senior synonym of mayri: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576; of duodentata, latispinosa: Bolton, 1974b: 176. Current subspecies: nominal plus intermedia, pauperata, proximomayri.
 * mayri. Polyrhachis mayri Roger, 1863b: 7 (w.) SRI LANKA. Bingham, 1903: 405 (q.); Karavaiev, 1927e: 46 (m.). Combination in P. (Myrma): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 165. Junior synonym of illaudata: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576.
 * duodentata. Polyrhachis (Myrma) duodentata Donisthorpe, 1942d: 461, pl. 2, fig. 2 (q.) INDIA. Junior synonym of illaudata: Bolton, 1974b: 176.
 * latispinosa. Polyrhachis (Myrma) latispinosa Donisthorpe, 1942d: 460, pl. 2, fig. 1 (q.) INDIA. Junior synonym of illaudata: Bolton, 1974b: 176.