Polyrhachis chaonia Smith, 1861 junior synonym of current valid taxon Polyrhachis ithona Smith, 1860
Polyrhachis chaonia Smith, 1861b: 42, pl. 1, fig. 18 (q.) INDONESIA (Halmahera). Australasia.
Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Gilolo (= Halmahera I.), “Gil.” (A.R. Wallace). Primary type depository: OXUM. Type notes: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 467, cites 1 worker in OXUM (confirmed by Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).
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