Asian Myrmecology, Volume 2, Ecology and Distribution
A preliminary list of the Polyrhachis ants of the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Sabah, Borneo (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
RUDOLF J. KOHOUT 1* & MARYATI MOHAMED 2
1 Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane,
Queensland, 4101, Australia
2 Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Locked Bag 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Abstract. A preliminary list of the Polyrhachis ants collected during the 2005 Maliau
Basin Scientific Expedition is presented. A total of 49 species are recorded, including
36 previously described taxa and 13 species recognised as new to science. This
suggests that the Polyrhachis fauna of the Maliau Basin is amongst the most diverse
of any area in not only Borneo, but possibly the whole of Southeast Asia.
Keywords: Formicidae, Polyrhachis, Borneo, Sabah, Maliau Basin, species list