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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis follicula Menozzi, 1926 | |
Polyrhachis follicula is an ant in the genus Polyrhachis native to the Philippines.
Appearance
This 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.
Records
There are only three confirmed live records on the internet taken by Mark Bulahao via iNaturalist observation.
There are pinned specimens on the internet but they are not well preserved.
References
- ^ "Polyrhachis follicula". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- "ADW: Polyrhachis follicula: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Polyrhachis follicula Menozzi, 1926". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- "Observations". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Polyrhachis follicula | |