Polyrhachis follicula

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Polyrhachis follicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrmatopa
Species: P. follicula
Binomial name
Polyrhachis follicula
Menozzi, 1926

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (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

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Nomenclature

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

  • follicula. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) follicula Menozzi, 1926e: 101 (w.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Dorow, 1995: 56.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014