Polyrhachis punctillata smythiesii

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Polyrhachis punctillata smythiesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrma
Species: P. punctillata
Subspecies: P. punctillata smythiesii
Trinomial name
Polyrhachis punctillata smythiesii
Forel, 1895

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.474167° to 30.5596°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • smythiesii. Polyrhachis punctillata var. smythiesii Forel, 1895e: 456 (w.) INDIA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 204. Junior synonym of punctillata: Bingham, 1903: 409. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of punctillata: Emery, 1925b: 204.

Description

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