• Replacement name for Polyrhachis rubiginosa Le Guillou, 1842. [Junior primary homonym of Lasius rubiginosa Latreille, 1802a.]
• [Note: Polyrhachis hector Smith, 1857a was the oldest junior synonym of Polyrhachis rubiginosa Le Guillou, 1842 (synonymy by Dorow, 1995: 55); hence Polyrhachis hector Smith, 1857a was first available replacement name (Dorow, 1995: 55).]
• Imai et al., 1984: 68 (k.).
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925d: 193.
• Subspecies of Polyrhachis relucens: Emery, 1896j: 379 (in list) (error), 381.
• [Note: correctly, the entry Emery, 1896j: 379 (in list), should apply to Polyrhachis hector Smith, 1859a, not Polyrhachis hector Smith, 1857a.]
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 61; Roger, 1863b: 6; Mayr, 1863a: 445; Smith, 1871a: 311; Dalla Torre, 1893: 263; Emery, 1925d: 193; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 446; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 291; Bolton, 1974b: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 12 (in key), 55; Karmaly, 2004: 545 (in key); Mohanraj et al., 2010: 7; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 41; Bharti et al., 2016: 30; Wang et al., 2022: 62.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis achilles: Bolton, 1974b: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 55.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis malignus: Bolton, 1974b: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 55.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis abdominalis reversa: Bolton, 1974b: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 55.

Junior synonyms

• Polyrhachis abdominalis reversa André, 1896
• Polyrhachis achilles Forel, 1893
• Polyrhachis malignus Smith, 1858

Citations

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