Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802)

Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802)

Polyrhachis rastellata is a Formicinae ant from Asia with disputed extra subspecies beyond two recognized ones.

Family
Genus
Polyrhachis
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802)

Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802) is a species of ant that belongs to the subfamily Formicinae. It can be found in a small number of Asian countries. Currently, two subspecies of this ant are formally recognized. Some other sources list many additional subspecies ranks for this species, but the validity of these extra ranks is debated. The ten subspecies referenced below follow the classification from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Photo: (c) Roman Prokhorov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roman Prokhorov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Polyrhachis

More from Formicidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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