Polyrhachis sidnica

Polyrhachis sidnica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Subgenus:	Campomyrma
Species:	P. sidnica
Binomial name
Polyrhachis sidnica Mayr, 1866 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Polyrhachis quadricuspis Mayr, 1870

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -25.83333333° to -37.62861111°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• sidnica. Polyrhachis sidnica Mayr, 1866b: 886, pl. 20, fig. 1 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Mayr, 1876: 75 (q.). Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Forel, 1915b: 113. Senior synonym of quadricuspis: Taylor, 1989a: 27. See also: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 512.
• quadricuspis. Polyrhachis quadricuspis Mayr, 1870b: 946 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 180. Junior synonym of sidnica: Mayr, 1876: 75; Dalla Torre, 1893: 269. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of sidnica: Emery, 1896d: 378. Junior synonym of sidnica: Taylor, 1989a: 27; Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 512.

Type Material

• Polyrhachis sidnica: Syntype, worker(s) (probable), Sydney (as Sidney), New South Wales, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.
• Polyrhachis quadricuspis Mayr, 1870: Syntype, worker(s) (probable), New South Wales, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.

References

• Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 113, Combination in P. (Campomyrma))
• Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
• Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
• Jaitrong, W., Yamane, S., Samung, Y., Noon-anant, N. 2023. The ant subgenus Campomyrma of the genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) in Thailand and Laos, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5271(2), 294–312 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5271.2.5).
• Kohout, R. J.; Taylor, R. W. 1990. Notes on Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith, with a synonymic list of the species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 28: 509-522 (page 512, see also)
• Mayr, G. 1866b. Diagnosen neuer und wenig gekannter Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 16: 885-908 (page 886, pl. 20, fig. 1 worker described)
• Mayr, G. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. J. Mus. Godeffroy 12: 56-115 (page 75, queen described)
• Taylor, R. W. 1989a. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 28: 23-27 (page 27, Senior synonym of quadricuspis)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borgelt A., and T. R. New. 2005. Pitfall trapping for ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in mesic Australia: the influence of trap diameter. Journal of Insect Conservation 9: 219-221.
• Clark J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.)50: 356-382.
• Debuse V. J., J. King, and A. P. N. Hous. 2007. Effect of fragmentation, habitat loss and within-patch habitat characteristics on ant assemblages in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia. Lanscape Ecology 22: 731-745.
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.