Species Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) senilis Forel, 1902
- Polyrhachis gab senilis Forel, A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 405-548 [520].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Townsville, QLD; ANIC W, Townsville, QLD. - Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) gab tripellis Forel, A. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(no.16): 1-119, pls 1-3 [Date published 4 Dec. 1915] [108].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W,Q, Kimberley distr., Derby and Noonkanbah, WA; ANIC W, Kimberley distr., Derby and Noonkanbah, WA
Comment: other syntypes may exist. - Polyrhachis crawleyella Santschi, F. 1916. Rectifications à la nomenclature de quelques formicides [Hym.]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1916: 242-243 [243] [nom. nov. for Polyrhachis comata Crawley, 1915].
- Polyrhachis comata Crawley, W.C. 1915. Ants from north and south-west Australia (G.F. Hill, Rowland Turner) and Christmas Island, Straits Settlements. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 232-239 [237].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown W, Stapleton, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kohout, R.J. 1988. New nomenclature of the Australian ants of the Polyrhachis gab Forel species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 15: 49-52 [50]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Island
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Carnarvon (CAR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Dampierland (DL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Heterick, B.E. 2013. A taxonomic overview and key to the ants of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 83: 375-404 [377]
- Mezger, D. & Moreau, C.S. 2016. Out of South-East Asia: phylogeny and biogeography of the spiny ant genus Polyrhachis Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 41: 369–378 (See Supplementary Material Table S3, CSM0843)
Ecological Descriptors
Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in soil.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | FORMICIDAE Latreille, 1809 | 15-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 28-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 23-Mar-2015 | 21-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Mar-2015 | 21-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 18-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |