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Polyrhachis jerdonii

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Polyrhachis jerdonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrmhopla
Species:
P. jerdonii
Binomial name
Polyrhachis jerdonii
Forel, 1892

Polyrhachis jerdonii is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

A part of the Polyrhachis cryptoceroides species group. Similar to Polyrhachis thailandica. Both have a laterally marginate mesosoma and a weakly indicated metanotal groove. They differentiate in the overall slupture of the body that, in P. jerdonii, is very delicately and finely reticulate-punctate.

References

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  1. ^ "Species: Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) jerdonii Forel, 1892". AntWeb. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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