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Polyrhachis sericeopubescens
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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. sericeopubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis sericeopubescens Donisthorpe, 1941
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| Synonyms | |
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Identification
A member of the Polyrhachis continua species group in the subgenus Myrma
Polyrhachis sericeopubescens is also very similar to Polyrhachis spinifera and differs from that species mainly by its smaller size (HL 2.63 in sericeopubescens versus 2.81-2.96 in spinifera) and in having the pronotal dorsum distinctly narrower (only 1.13x wider than long in sericeopubescens versus 1.5x wider than long in spinifera). Polyrhachis sericeopubescens has also been considered a senior synonym of Polyrhachis inusitata (Kohout 1998); however, recent direct comparison of the types of both species and examination of several more recently collected specimens has confirmed they represent separate taxa (Kohout 2012, 2013).
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -1.833° to -12.73333333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sericeopubescens. Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericeopubescens Donisthorpe, 1941h: 61 (w.q.) NEW GUINEA. Senior synonym of cuspidata: Kohout, 2013: 39.
- cuspidata. Polyrhachis conops var. cuspidata Stitz, 1911a: 376, fig. 22 (w.) NEW GUINEA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Polyrhachis cuspidatus Smith, F. 1857a: 63, above (Bolton, 1995b: 346).] Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 200. Junior synonym of sericeopubescens: Kohout, 2013: 39.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Kohout (2013) - Dimensions of sericeopubescens syntypes (queen cited last): TL c. 10.73, 13.36; HL 2.62, 3.03; HW 2.00, 2.15; CI 76, 71; SL 3.68, 4.13; SI 184, 192; PW 1.75, 2.81; MTL 3.68, 4.28 (1+1 measured).
Type Material
- Polyrhachis sericeopubescens: Syntype, 1 worker, Mt. Baduri, Papua New Guinea, The Natural History Museum.
- Polyrhachis sericeopubescens: Syntype, 1 queen, Mt. Eiori, Japen Island, Papua New Guinea, The Natural History Museum.
Kohout (2013) - Polyrhachis conops var. cuspidata Syntype workers. Type locality: New Guinea (Schultze), Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität (examined). Junior primary homonym of Polyrhachis cuspidatus Fr. Smith, 1857: 63.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1941h. The ants of Japen Island, Dutch New Guinea (Hym., Formicidae). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 91: 51-64 (page 61, worker, queen described)
- Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 520, Senior synonym of inusitata)
- Kohout, R. J. 2012. A review of the Australian Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera Myrma Billberg, Myrmatopa Forel, Myrmothrinax Forel and Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 56(1):25-59.
- Kohout, R.J. 2013. A review of the Polyrhachis continua species-group of the subgenus Myrma Billberg (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) with keys and descriptions of new species. Australian Entomologist 40(1), 13-46.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Donisthorpe, Horace. 1941. The Ants of Japen Island, Dutch New Guinea (Hym. Formicidae). The Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 91(2):51-64.
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
- Kohout R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 505-531
- Kohout R. J. 2013. A review of the Polyrhachis continua species-group of the subgenus Myrma Billberg (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) with keys and descriptions of new species. Australian Entomologist 40(1): 13-46.
- Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014
- Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.