Polyrhachis leviuscula

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Polyrhachis leviuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrmatopa
Species: P. leviuscula
Binomial name
Polyrhachis leviuscula
Viehmeyer, 1916

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Singapore (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

Nomenclature

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

  • leviuscula. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) schang var. leviuscula Viehmeyer, 1916a: 164 (w.) SINGAPORE. Raised to species and senior synonym of laurae: Kohout, 1998: 507.
  • laurae. Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) schang var. laurae Menozzi, 1926e: 100 (w.m.) SINGAPORE. Junior synonym of leviuscula: Kohout, 1998: 507.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Robson Simon Database Polyrhachis -05 Sept 2014