Polyrhachis horacei
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Polyrhachis horacei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Polyrhachis |
Subgenus: | Campomyrma |
Species: | P. horacei |
Binomial name | |
Polyrhachis horacei Hung, 1967 | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- cheesmanae. Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1943d: 459 (q.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, above.] Replacement name: horacei Hung, 1967a: 201.
- horacei. Polyrhachis horacei Hung, 1967a: 201. Replacement name for cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1943d: 459. [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937c: 273.]
Description
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1943e. The ants (Hym., Formicidae) of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(10): 433-475 (page 459, [Junior primary homonym of cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937c: 273.])
- Hung, A. C. F. 1967a. A new species and two new names of the Polyrhachis ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mushi 40: 199-202 (page 201, Replacement name for cheesmanae)