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Polyrhachis parabiotica
| Polyrhachis parabiotica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Myrma |
| Species: | P. parabiotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis parabiotica Chapman, 1963
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Chapman (1963): Workers and wingless females were taken from forays of Myrmicaria on the Cuernos de Negros at 1,500 to 4,000 feet altitude for many years. It was not until September 12, 1948, that I found a colony. It was in a dead frond of a tree fern. The fern trunk was partly surrounded by a mound nest of Myrmicaria. I took workers from the foray of this species began to look for the Polyrhachis nest again and found it in the fern frond. Both workers and females closely resemble Myrmicaria in color very closely. This is, the only nest I ever found.
Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis parabiotica species group.
The body colour is orange-red on Negros while it is red on Luzon.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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
Worker
    
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| . | Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- parabiotica. Polyrhachis (Anoplomyrma) parabiotica Chapman, 1963: 258, fig. 7 (w.q.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in P. (Myrma): Dorow, 1995: 37. See also: Kohout, 2006d: 157.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Kohout (2006) - Dimensions of syntypes (Queen cited last): TL c. 6.30, 6.00, 6.90; HL 1.65, 1.68, 1.78; HW 1.40, 1.40, 1.50; CI 85, 83, 84; SL 1.87, 1.96. 1.96; SI 133, 140, 131; PW 1.06, 1.06, 1.43; MTL 2.03, 2.15, 2.12 (2 workers and queen measured; all specimens, notably the queen, are covered in glue and some measurements are only approximate).
Type Material
Kohout (2006) - Syntype workers. queens in Museum of Comparative Zoology. Type locality: Philippines, Negros I.. Cuernos de Negros, 1500-4000 ft (J. W. Chapman). [2 workers. queen examined].
References
- Chapman, J. W. 1963. Some new and interesting Philippine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Philipp. J. Sci. 92: 247-263.
- Dorow, W. H. O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Cour. Forschungsinst. Senckenb. 185: 1-113 (page 37, Combination in P. (Myrma))
- General, D.E.M., Buenavente, P.A.C., Rodriguez, L.J.V. 2020. A preliminary survey of nocturnal ants, with novel modifications for collecting nocturnal arboreal ants. Halteres 11: 1-12 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3707151).
- Kohout, R.J. 2006d. New species of the Polyrhachis (Myrma) parabiotica species group from the Philippines. Australian Entomologist 33: 155-163.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kohout R.J. 2006. New species of the Polyrhachis (Myrma) parabiotica species group from the Philippines. Australian Entomologist 33: 155-163.
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014