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Polyrhachis
Taxonomy
Polyrhachis was named by Smith (1857). It is extant.
It was assigned to Formicinae by Wappler et al. (2009); and to Camponotini by Bolton (2003), Bolton (2012) and Ward et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Formicinae by Wappler et al. (2009); and to Camponotini by Bolton (2003), Bolton (2012) and Ward et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Polyrhachis Smith |
| 2003 | Polyrhachis Bolton p. 27 |
| 2009 | Polyrhachis Wappler et al. p. 434 |
| 2012 | Polyrhachis Bolton |
| 2016 | Polyrhachis Ward et al. p. 345 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Polyrhachis Smith 1857
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†Polyrhachis annosa Wappler et al. 2009
Polyrhachis bellicosa Smith 1859
†Polyrhachis celebensis Viehmeyer 1913
†Polyrhachis cincta Viehmeyer 1913
†Polyrhachis circumdata Viehmeyer 1913
Polyrhachis continua Emery 1887
Polyrhachis dahlii Forel 1901
Polyrhachis decipiens Roger 1863
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Invalid names: Polyrhachis restituta Viehmeyer 1913 [synonym], Polyrhachis restituta conclusa Viehmeyer 1913 [synonym]
Polyrhachis erosispina Emery 1900
†Polyrhachis excitata Viehmeyer 1913
†Polyrhachis inclusa Viehmeyer 1912
Polyrhachis levior Roger 1863
Polyrhachis paromalus Smith 1863
Polyrhachis rastellata Latreille 1802
Polyrhachis sexspinosa Latreille 1802
†Polyrhachis subfossa Viehmeyer 1913
Polyrhachis tibialis Smith 1858
Invalid names: Polyrhachis continua revocata Viehmeyer 1913 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Langhian | China (Fujian) | P. sp. (220273) | |
| Messinian | Greece (Crete) | P. annosus (133428) | |
| Holocene | Indonesia | P. excitata, P. restituta, P. cincta, P. continua, P. circumdata, P. inclusa, P. paromalus, P. tibialis, P. subfossa, P. erosispina, P. levior, P. celebensis (182105) |