Polyrhachis laevigatus
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297602 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/20C8B3E3-7D0F-2521-AF28-2561FE8434F2 |
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Christiana |
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Polyrhachis laevigatus |
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15. Polyrhachis laevigatus View in CoL HNS .
P. niger, lavis, nitidus; metathorace spinis duabus longis acutis retrorsum directis; abdominis squama spinis duabus curvatis armata; coxis femorumque basi rufis.
Worker. Length 2 1/2 lines. Black, smooth and shining: the flagellum thickened towards the apex. Thorax: the anterior angles acute; the disk not flattened; the metathorax with two long, acute, divergent spines, directed backwards; the scale with a long curved spine on each side, directed to the curve of the abdomen; the coxae and femora ferruginous, the anterior pair obscure. Abdomen globose, smooth and shining.
Hab. Malacca.
I have only seen a single specimen of this species: the clavate antennae appear to indicate its belonging to a different genus.
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