Polyrhachis erato

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Polyrhachis erato
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

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

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

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Elevation Range

Occurrence at collecting sites during elevational surveys of rainforest in the Eungella region, Queensland, Australia (Burwell et al., 2020).
Species Elevation (m asl)
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

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