Subgenus Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) Forel, 1915
- Myrmatopa 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] [107].
Type species:
Polyrhachis schang Forel, 1879 by original designation.Secondary source:
Forel, A 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 51: 229–253 [251]; Wheeler, W.M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo Expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (45): 631-710 [702]; Emery, C. 1925. Hymenoptera fam. Formicidae, subfam. Formicinae. pp. 1–302 in Wytsman, P. (ed.) Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 183 pp. [180] (Myrmatopa as subgenus of Polyrhachis). - Irenea Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press 222 pp. [50].
Secondary source:
Dorow, W.H.O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 185: 1-113 [50] (Myrmatopa as senior synonym of Irenea).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Wet Tropics (WT)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camponotini Forel, 1878 | 07-Jun-2017 | ADDED |