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Polyrhachis saigonensis Forel, 1886
Life   Insecta   Hymenoptera   Formicidae   Polyrhachis

Polyrhachis saigonensis, worker, head
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Polyrhachis saigonensis, worker, head

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Polyrhachis saigonensis, worker, top
Polyrhachis saigonensis, worker, top
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Polyrhachis saigonensis, worker, top
Overview
VIETNAM - This species was described by Forel (1886) from Vietnam, but we have not yet recognized this species in our collection. [written by K. Eguchi, 26.Sept.2005]

Names
Scientific source:

Geographic distribution
PHILIPPINES - Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon Island and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island.

Natural history
PHILIPPINES - This species is nocturnal and arboreal.

How to encounter
PHILIPPINES - Beat low vegetation over a white sheet, preferably at night.

References
Forel, A. 1886. Études myrmécologiques en 1886. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg., 30: 131-215.
Hung, A.C.F. 1967. A revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis at the subgeneric level. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 93: 395-422.

Kohout, R.J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2): 505-531.

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.


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