Polyrhachis thrinax is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae, found in many Asian countries. There are 6 or 7 subspecies recognized.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Subgenus: | Myrmothrinax |
| Species: | P. thrinax
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863
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Subspecies
edit- Polyrhachis thrinax castanea Stitz, 1925 – Philippines
- Polyrhachis thrinax inconstans Viehmeyer, 1916 – Singapore
- Polyrhachis thrinax lancearia Forel, 1893 – India
- Polyrhachis thrinax lucida Emery, 1894 – Malaysia
- Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki Dorow, 1995 – Philippines, Singapore
- Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863 – Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China
* Possible subspecies
edit- Polyrhachis thrinax nigripes Viehmeyer, 1916
References
editExternal links
edit- "Polyrhachis thrinax – Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Polyrhachis thrinax". at antwiki.org
- Animaldiversity.org
- Itis.org