Polyrhachis modesta

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Polyrhachis modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Chariomyrma
Species: P. modesta
Binomial name
Polyrhachis modesta
Smith, F., 1857

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Singapore (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

Images from AntWeb

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Holotype of Polyrhachis modestaQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0901853. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK.

Nomenclature

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

  • modesta. Polyrhachis modestus Smith, F. 1857a: 62 (q.) SINGAPORE. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187; in P. (Hedomyrma): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 446; in P. (Myrmhopla): Dorow, 1995: 57.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Polyrhachis modestus

Holotype queen in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “SINC” (= Singapore) and with a Donisthorpe type-label.

Description

References