Polyrhachis illaudata is a species of large ant found in Sri Lanka, India extending through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. The colonies have a single queen and nest within wood.[1]
| Polyrhachis illaudata | |
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| Worker from India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | P. illaudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859
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References edit
- ^ Robson, SKA & R J Kohout (2007). "A review of the nesting habits and socioecology of the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith" (PDF). Asian Myrmecology. 1: 81–99.
External links edit
Media related to Polyrhachis illaudata at Wikimedia Commons- AntWeb
