Polyrhachis follicula is an ant in the genus Polyrhachis native to the Philippines.[1][2][3]
| Polyrhachis follicula | |
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| Polyrhachis follicula on a plant stem | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | P. follicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis follicula Menozzi, 1926
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Appearance
editThis species is a black ant with small reddish brown mouth-parts. It has four thorn like spurs on its abdomen which is broken into three parts. The legs of this species are brownish. [1]
Records
editThere are only three confirmed live records on the internet taken by Mark Bulahao via iNaturalist observation.[4]
There are pinned specimens on the internet but they are not well preserved.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Polyrhachis follicula". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "ADW: Polyrhachis follicula: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b "Polyrhachis follicula Menozzi, 1926". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Observations". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-11.