''Polyrhachis illaudata'' is a species of large
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
found in Sri Lanka, India extending through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. The colonies have a single queen and nest within wood.
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AntWeb
Formicinae
Insects described in 1859
Hymenoptera of Asia
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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