Polyrhachis hippomanes is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae, found in Sri Lanka. Three subspecies are recognized. 2 subspecies were given full species status recently.
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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 |
| Species: | P. hippomanes
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis hippomanes Smith, F., 1861
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Subspecies edit
- Polyrhachis hippomanes boettcheri Stitz, 1925 – Borneo, Philippines
- Polyrhachis hippomanes ceylonensis Emery, 1893 – India, Sri Lanka, China
- Polyrhachis hippomanes hippomanes Smith, F., 1861 – Borneo, Sulawesi, India, Thailand
- Polyrhachis hippomanes hortensis Forel, 1913 – Indonesia, New Guinea – Polyrhachis hortensis
- Polyrhachis hippomanes lucidula Emery, 1893 – Cambodia, Myanmar, China – Polyrhachis lucidula
References edit
External links edit
- "Polyrhachis hippomanes – Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Polyrhachis hippomanes". at antwiki.org
- Animaldiversity.org
- Itis.org