Polyrhachis edentula

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Polyrhachis edentula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrma
Species: P. edentula
Binomial name
Polyrhachis edentula
Emery, 1900

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Kohout (2008) - I have examined and directly compared the holotype of Polyrhachis zopyra (OXUM) with the syntypes of P. zopyra edentula and consider they represent separate species. They differ in several characters, including the outline of clypeus that, in lateral view, is weakly, but evenly convex with a flat basal margin in P. edentula, while it is straight and rounds into a weakly impressed basal margin in P. zopyra. The pronotal and petiolar teeth are distinctly more acute in zopyra, while in P. edentula they are shorter with the dorsal petiolar teeth obtuse and situated very close together. The pubescence in P. zopyra is very closely appressed, smooth and rather tidy, with only a few erect hairs arising from the gaster and the dorsum of head. The pubescence in P. edentula is more abundant and somewhat longer, with numerous erect hairs arising from all body surfaces, including the mesosoma and petiole.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 2.342182° to 2.3234°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality), Philippines.

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

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Nomenclature

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

  • edentula. Polyrhachis zopyrus var. edentula Emery, 1900d: 712 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Forel, 1911b: 212 (q.m.). Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 204. Raised to species: Kohout, 2008a: 258.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Type Material

Kohout (2008) - Syntype workers. INDONESIA, SUMATRA, D. Tolong, Balighe, Pea Ragia, Si Rambé, Pangherang Pisang (E. Modigliani), Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa (examined).

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics