PolyrhachisPolyrhachis ammon (Golden-tailed Spiny Ant) Polyrhachis erato Polyrhachis femorata (Southern Broad-nosed Spiny Ant)

Polyrhachis erato is a species of ant that nest in tree cavities or under the bark of tree trunks. They are found in a variety of habitats, from Eucalyptus forests to the coastal wallum communities (an ecosystem in the coastal heathland and shrubland of Queensland and New South Wales), with a distribution ranging from north to south Queensland and New South Wales, on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range.

Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Polyrhachis erato, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Vespoidea
  • Family: Formicidae
  • Subfamily: Formicinae
  • Tribe: Camponotini
  • Genus: Polyrhachis
  • Subgenus: infrageneric Hedomyrma
  • Species: Polyrhachis erato

Footnote & References

  1. Polyrhachis erato, Photographs © Deb Taylor
  2. Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) erato Forel, 1902, Ant, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) erato
  3. Polyrhachis erato, debtaylor142 observations, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/199352335

PolyrhachisPolyrhachis ammon (Golden-tailed Spiny Ant) Polyrhachis erato Polyrhachis femorata (Southern Broad-nosed Spiny Ant)

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