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Polyrhachis pellita
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Myrmhopla |
| Species: | P. pellita |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis pellita Menozzi, 1922
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 11.91666667° to -5.116666667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pellita. Polyrhachis pellita Menozzi, 1922a: 356, figs. 3, 4 (w.q.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 196. Senior synonym of bubalus: Dorow, 1995: 47.
- bubalus. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) bubalus Stitz, 1925: 129, fig. 8 (w.) PHILIPPINES. Junior synonym of pellita: Dorow, 1995: 47.
Description
References
- Baltazar, C.R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758-1963). Pacific Insects Monographs 8: 1-488. (page 283, listed)
- 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 47, Senior synonym of bubalus)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 196, Combination in P. (Myrmhopla))
- Menozzi, C. 1922b. Miscellanea mirmecologica. [concl.]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. "Giacomo Doria" 49[=(3)(9): 353-358 (page 356, figs. 3, 4 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014
- Stitz H. 1925. Ameisen von den Philippinen, den malayischen und ozeanischen Inseln. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1923: 110-136.