Polyrhachis euryala javana

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Polyrhachis euryala javana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Cyrtomyrma
Species: P. euryala
Subspecies: P. euryala javana
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis euryala javana
Crawley, 1923

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • javana. Polyrhachis rastellata var. javana Crawley, 1923a: 31 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). [First available use of Polyrhachis rastellata subsp. euryala var. javana Viehmeyer, 1914b: 51; unavailable name. (Dorow, 1995: 23 incorrectly gives Karavaiev, 1927e: 49 as first available use of the name.)] Crawley, 1924: 409 (q.). Combination in P. (Cyrtomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 208. Currently subspecies of euryala: Donisthorpe, 1938c: 260.

Description

References

  • Crawley, W. C. 1923a. Myrmecological notes. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 35: 29-32 (page 31, worker described)
  • Crawley, W. C. 1924a. Ants from Sumatra, with biological notes by Edward Jacobson. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(13): 380-409 (page 409, queen described)
  • Donisthorpe, H. 1938c. The subgenus Cyrtomyrma Forel of Polyrhachis Smith, and descriptions of new species, etc. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(1): 246-267 (page 260, Variety of euryala)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 208, Combination in P. Cyrtomyrma))