Polyrhachis hirsuta

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Polyrhachis hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Campomyrma
Species: P. hirsuta
Binomial name
Polyrhachis hirsuta
Mayr, 1876

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Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -29.22166° to -37.23333333°.

   
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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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.

  • hirsuta. Polyrhachis hirsuta Mayr, 1876: 75 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Senior synonym of quinquedentata: Taylor, 1989a: 24.
  • quinquedentata. Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hirsuta subsp. quinquedentata Viehmeyer, 1925b: 147 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of hirsuta: Taylor, 1989a: 24.

Type Material

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Andersen A. N., T. D. Penman, N. Debas, and M. Houadria. 2009. Ant community responses to experimental fire and logging in a Eucalypt forest of south-eastern Australia. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 188-197.
  • Emery C. 1911. Formicidae. Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903 sous les auspices de Arthur Wichmann. Nova Guinea 5: 531-539.
  • Viehmeyer H. 1914. Neue und unvollständig bekannte Ameisen der alten Welt. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A)79(12): 24-60.