Polyrhachis laevigata
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| Polyrhachis laevigata | |
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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. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857
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Contents
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia (type locality).
Palaearctic Region: China.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- laevigata. Polyrhachis laevigatus Smith, F. 1857a: 62 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 195.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Polyrhachis laevigatus
Holotype alate queen in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “MAL. 12” (= Malacca, West Malaysia) and “Mt Ophir. 4000.” and with a Donisthorpe type-label.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 195, Combination in P. (Myrmhopla))
- Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 2: 42-88 (page 62, worker described)
