Polyrhachis erato
Polyrhachis erato | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Polyrhachis |
Subgenus: | Hedomyrma |
Species: | P. erato |
Binomial name | |
Polyrhachis erato Forel, 1902 | |
Synonyms | |
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P. erato nests in tree cavities or under bark on tree trunks, and is distributed from north to south Queensland on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from open Eucalyptus forests to the coastal wallum communities. (Kohout 1988)
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.4° to -31.78193°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Elevation Range
Species | Elevation (m asl) | |||||
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200 | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | |
Polyrhachis erato | 20-30 | 10-20 | ||||
Shading indicates the bands of elevation where species was recorded. Numbers are the percentage of total samples containing this species. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- erato. Polyrhachis erato Forel, 1902h: 512 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Hedomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 189. Senior synonym of aeschyle: Kohout, 1988c: 434.
- aeschyle. Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) aeschyle Forel, 1915b: 111 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of erato: Kohout, 1988c: 434.
Type Material
- Polyrhachis erato: Syntype, worker(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) aeschyle Forel, 1915: Holotype, uncertain, Ravenshoe (as Cedar Creek), Queensland, Australia.
Description
References
- Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 2020. Rainforest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient at Eungella in the Clarke Range, Central Queensland coast, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 125: 43-63.
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 189, Combination in P. (Hedomyrma))
- Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 512, worker described)
- Kohout, R. J. 1988c. Nomenclatural changes and new Australian records in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 25: 429-438 (page 434, Senior synonym of aeschyle)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kohout R. J. 2000. A review of the distribution of the Polyrhachis and Echinopla ants of the Queensland wet tropics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 183-209