Polyrhachis illaudatus (Walker, F. 1859)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Polyrhachis
Name
Polyrhachis illaudatus Walker, F., 1859 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Polyrhachis illaudatus Walker, F., 1859, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 373-373.
Description
Mas. Niger, subaurato-tomentosus, clypeo subsulcato lateribus elevatis, antennis filiformibus corpore paullo brevioribus, scuto bispinoso, scutello emarginato, meta-thorace lateribus elevatis incisis postice bispinoso, abdomine lato brevissime elliptico, pedibus robustis. Male. Black, apterous, with slightly gilded tomentum. Clypeus with a very slight middle furrow, and with a ridge along each side. Antennae filiform, a little shorter than the body; scape very long, but shorter than the flagellum. Scutum with two long sharp spines, which are directed obliquely forward; scutellum shield-shaped, truncated at the tip, emarginate on each side. Metathorax with a notched ridge on each side. Peduncle thick, widening hindward; two posterior spines, which are directed hindward. Abdomen very short, elliptical, much broader than the thorax. Legs robust. Length of the body 4 1 / 2 lines.
Taxon Treatment
- Walker, F.; 1859: Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects., Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 373-373. doi
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