Asian Myrmecology, Volume 1, Taxonomy
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) maryatiae,
a new species of the armata group from Borneo (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae, Formicinae)
RUDOLF J. KOHOUT
Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300,
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia,
Abstract: Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) maryatiae, a new
species of the armata-group from Borneo, is described
and illustrated. Characters are provided to distinguish it
from the closely allied P. armata (Le Guillou 1842),
a widespread Southeast Asian species. Polyrhachis maryatiae
is rare in collections and probably nests high in the canopy
of rainforest trees.
Keywords: Formicidae, Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla), armata-group,
Borneo, taxonomy, new species