Polyrhachis alata

Specimens have been collected from fogging samples in agroforest from 835 - 1100 m.

Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis schnag species group.

Kohout (2008) - Polyrhachis alata differs from the very similar Polyrhachis schang in having higher and more acute dorsolateral mesonotal prominences, higher and longer and more slender petiolar spines, and by its conspicuous bicoloured pattern.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 *  alata. Polyrhachis gracilis r. alata Forel, 1904d: 177 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in P. (Myrmatopa): Emery, 1925b: 181. Subspecies of schang: Emery, 1925b: 181. Raised to species: Kohout, 1998: 507.

Type Material
Kohout (2008) - Holotype worker. INDONESIA, SULAWESI, Patuhuang (H. Fruhstorfer), (examined).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Forel A. 1904. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 48: 168-177.
 * Kohout R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 505-531
 * Kohout, R. J. 2008. A review of the Polyrhachis ants of Sulawesi with keys and descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 52:255-317.
 * Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014