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List of Polyrhachis species

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Polyrhachis is a large genus of formicine ants found in the Old World. As of 2026, it comprises 712 species and numerous subspecies. One species, Polyrhachis annosa, is extinct. This list of species is based on AntCat.

A Polyrhachis abbreviata Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis abdita Kohout, 2007 Polyrhachis abdominalis Smith, F., 1858

Polyrhachis aberrans Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis abnormis Donisthorpe, 1948 Polyrhachis abrupta Mayr, 1867 Polyrhachis achterbergi Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis aculeata Mayr, 1879 Polyrhachis acuminata Kohout, 2007 Polyrhachis aenescens Stitz, 1910 Polyrhachis aequalis Forel, 1910 Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, 1922 Polyrhachis agesilas Forel, 1913 Polyrhachis alata Forel, 1904 Polyrhachis alatisquamis Forel, 1893 Polyrhachis albertisi Emery, 1887 Polyrhachis alexisi Forel, 1916 Polyrhachis alluaudi Emery, 1892 Polyrhachis alphea Smith, 1863 Polyrhachis alphena Smith, 1860 Polyrhachis amana Smith, 1861 Polyrhachis ammon (Fabricius, 1775)

Polyrhachis ammonoeides Roger, 1863 Polyrhachis anderseni Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921 Polyrhachis andromache Roger, 1863 Polyrhachis angusta Forel, 1902 Polyrhachis annae Mann, 1919 Polyrhachis annulata Kohout, 2007 Polyrhachis antennata Viehmeyer, 1912 Polyrhachis antoniae Stitz, 1911 Polyrhachis aporema Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis appendiculata Emery, 1893 Polyrhachis arachne Emery, 1896 Polyrhachis arborea Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis archeri Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis arcuata (Le Guillou, 1842) Polyrhachis argenteosignata Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis argentosa Forel, 1902 Polyrhachis armata (Le Guillou, 1842)

Polyrhachis arnoldi Forel, 1914 Polyrhachis aruensis Viehmeyer, 1912 Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973 Polyrhachis aspasia Forel, 1911 Polyrhachis atossa Forel, 1913 Polyrhachis atropos Smith, 1860 Polyrhachis atrovirens Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis aurea Mayr, 1876

Polyrhachis aureovestita Donisthorpe, 1937 Polyrhachis auriformis Donisthorpe, 1943 Polyrhachis aurita Emery, 1911 Polyrhachis aurora Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis australis Mayr, 1870

B Polyrhachis baca Sorger & Zettel, 2010 Polyrhachis bakana Xu, 1998 Polyrhachis bakeri Viehmeyer, 1916 Polyrhachis bamaga Kohout, 1990 Polyrhachis banghaasi Viehmeyer, 1922 Polyrhachis barretti Clark, 1928 Polyrhachis barryi Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis basirufa Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis batesi Forel, 1911 Polyrhachis beauforti Emery, 1911 Polyrhachis beccarii Mayr, 1872 Polyrhachis becvari Zettel & Ockermüller, 2023 Polyrhachis bedeloweryi Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis bedoti Forel, 1902 Polyrhachis bellicosa Smith, 1859 Polyrhachis bicolor Smith, 1858

Polyrhachis bihamata (Drury, 1773)

Polyrhachis binghamii Forel, 1893 Polyrhachis bismarckensis Forel, 1901 Polyrhachis bispinosa Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis bohemia Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis boltoni Dorow & Kohout, 1995 Polyrhachis bosi Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis bouvieri Santschi, 1928 Polyrhachis brachyspina Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis braxa Bolton, 1973 Polyrhachis brendelli Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis breviata Kohout, 2007 Polyrhachis brevicorpa Xu, 2002 Polyrhachis brevinoda Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis breviorspinosa Donisthorpe, 1947 Polyrhachis brevipilosa Rigato, 2016 Polyrhachis brisbanensis Kohout, 2013

Polyrhachis browni Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis bruehli Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis brutella Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis bubastes Smith, 1863 Polyrhachis bugnioni Forel, 1908 Polyrhachis burmanensis Donisthorpe, 1938 Polyrhachis burwelli Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis busiris Smith, 1860

C Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912 Polyrhachis callima Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis calliope Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis calypso Forel, 1911 Polyrhachis campbelli Mann, 1919 Polyrhachis capeyorkensis Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis capillata Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis captiva Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis carbonaria Smith, 1857 Polyrhachis carinata Fabricius, 1804 Polyrhachis castaneiventris Smith, 1858 Polyrhachis caulomma Viehmeyer, 1914 Polyrhachis cedarensis Forel, 1915 Polyrhachis celebensis Viehmeyer, 1913 Polyrhachis cephalotes Emery, 1893 Polyrhachis ceramensis Mayr, 1883 Polyrhachis chaita Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis chalybea Smith, 1857

Polyrhachis chapmani Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis charaxa Smith, 1860 Polyrhachis chartifex Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937 Polyrhachis cincta Viehmeyer, 1913 Polyrhachis cingula Donisthorpe, 1947 Polyrhachis circumdata Viehmeyer, 1913 Polyrhachis clarkei Donisthorpe, 1949 Polyrhachis clarki Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis cleopatra Forel, 1902

Polyrhachis cleophanes Smith, 1861 Polyrhachis clio Forel, 1902

Polyrhachis clotho Forel, 1902 Polyrhachis coerulescens Emery, 1897 Polyrhachis cognata Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis compressicornis Smith, 1860 Polyrhachis concava Andre, 1889 Polyrhachis conciliata Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis confusa Wong & Guénard, 2020 Polyrhachis conops Forel, 1901 Polyrhachis consimilis Smith, 1858 Polyrhachis conspicua Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis constricta Emery, 1897 Polyrhachis constructor Smith, 1857 Polyrhachis contemta Mayr, 1876 Polyrhachis continua Emery, 1887 Polyrhachis convexa Roger, 1863 Polyrhachis cornihumera Xu, 2002 Polyrhachis cornuhumera Zhou & Huang, 2002 Polyrhachis cornuta Stitz, 1910 Polyrhachis corporaali Santschi, 1928 Polyrhachis costulata Emery, 1897 Polyrhachis cracenta Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis craddocki Bingham, 1903 Polyrhachis crassispinosa Viehmeyer, 1914 Polyrhachis crawleyi Forel, 1916 Polyrhachis creusa Emery, 1897 Polyrhachis croceiventris Emery, 1900 Polyrhachis cryptoceroides Emery, 1887 Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862 Polyrhachis cupreata Emery, 1895

Polyrhachis curta Emery, 1890 Polyrhachis curvispina Forel, 1908 Polyrhachis cyaniventris Smith, 1858 Polyrhachis cybele Wheeler, 1919 Polyrhachis cydista Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis cyphonota Xu, 1998 Polyrhachis cyrus Forel, 1901

D Polyrhachis daemeli Mayr, 1876

Polyrhachis dahlii Forel, 1901 Polyrhachis danum Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis daphne Wheeler, 1919 Polyrhachis darlingtoni Kohout, 2013 Polyrhachis davydovi Karavaiev, 1927 Polyrhachis debilis Emery, 1887 Polyrhachis decellei Bolton, 1973 Polyrhachis decemdentata Andre, 1889 Polyrhachis deceptor Kohout, 2008 Polyrhachis decipiens Roger, 1863 Polyrhachis decora Kohout, 2007 Polyrhachis decumbens Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis delecta Kohout, 2006 Polyrhachis delicata Crawley, 1915 Polyrhachis demangei Santschi, 1910

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