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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Polyrhachis bihamata

Polyrhachis bihamata is closely related to Polyrhachis ypsilon. Both these species have very prominent spines. The spines on the petiole are especially pronounced.

Polyrhachis bihamata is more bronze in color while Polyrhachis ypsilon is golden. In Polyrhachis ypsilon the petiole node's spines separate into 2 hooked ends right from the middle whereas in this species the separation is nearer the ends.

Polyrhachis bihamata at 10 millimeters TL (total length) is also noticeably smaller than Polyrhachis ypsilon at 15 centimeter (TL).






 

















Taxonomy:
Top Node: cellular organisms 131567
SuperKingdom: Eukaryota 2759
No Rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No Rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No Rank: Bilateria 33213
No Rank: Coelomata 33316
No Rank: Protostomia 33317
No Rank: Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No Rank: Mandibulata 197563
No Rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Superclass: Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No Rank: Dicondylia 85512
No Rank: Pterygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera 33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
No Rank: Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Formicinae 7479
Tribe: Camponotini 72773
Genus:- Polyrhachis 84544
Species: bihamata 


Last Updated: 2020 03 12
First Posted: 2020 03 12
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2 comments:

  1. Where and when they can be found?

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    1. Throughout Malaysia and all the north to Thailand, in more heavily wooded or forested region as these are arboreal ants and need a fairly good tree coverage to support them.

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