Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris F. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and a related new ant species from the Philippines.

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Sorger, D. M., Zettel, H. (2009): Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris F. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and a related new ant species from the Philippines. Zootaxa 2174: 27-37, URL: http://hol.osu.edu/reference-full.html?id=22821AbstractThe Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris species group is established and described. It contains Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris F. Smith, 1858 and a species new to science, P. (Myrma) pirata sp. n. At present knowledge the clade is restricted to the northern and eastern islands of the Philippine archipelago. Polyrhachis cyaniventris is recorded from central and southern Luzon, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Samar, and Leyte; P. (Myrma) pirata sp. n. from central and southern Luzon, Mindoro and Samar.Key words: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Polyrhachis, Myrma, Polyrhachis cyaniventris species group, new species, Philippines, Luzon, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Samar, Leyte