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Taxonomic history
MALAGASY:-, Indonesia, Seychelles Is, India, Vietnam, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Malaysia, Sumatra, Singapore, Java, Philippines, Borneo, western ghats kerala
Found most commonly in these habitats: 21 times found in Rainforest, 9 times found in Dry sclerophyll, 3 times found in Pandanus & Casaurina forest, 1 times found in Davis-sifting & incidentals ~ 1 hr. secondary forest, just off dirt rd.; nest of funny poneroid in big log., 2 times found in Sandstone scrub, 2 times found in degraded coastal hill forest on granite, 2 times found in Wet sclerophyll, 2 times found in Lowland rainforest, 1 times found in partial and edge of rainforest, 1 times found in Peanut butter, maple syrup baits near dock, incidental collections. suspicious ant on PB bait near post closest to bathroom, looks monomorphic, though same collection # includes State Office and dispe, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 6 times on tree, 5 times malaise trap, 3 times ground strays, 1 times nest under bark Cucujid stage - log, 2 times leaf and log litter, 2 times on tree trunk, 1 times on gnarled tree trunk, 1 times on first rise near road, still plenty of Anoplolepis; collected for ~1hr., 1 times on bole of Eucalyptus, 6pm, 1 times nocturnal strays, 1 times nesting in loose bark of large Eucalyptus, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 7 times M, 5 times Pitfall, 3 times Davis sifting>hand collected|aspirator, 3 times Berlesate, 2 times search, 1 times fog sample, 1 times hand collected|aspirator>bait trap|peanut butter, maple syrup, 1 times Malaise trap, 1 times malaise trap/ethanol, 1 times Pyrethrum, 1 times Pyrethrum knockdown, ...
Elevations: collected from 10 - 1200 meters, 411 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1904-02-24 00:00:00.0 and 2014-09-01 00:00:00.0
Type specimens: Holotype of Platythyrea parva: casent0900571; Holotype of Platythyrea wroughtonii sechellensis: casent0102278; Not Provided: casent0194728, casent0194732, casent0194733, casent0194734, casent0194735, casent0194736, casent0194737; syntype of Platythyrea ceylonensis: casent0900570; syntype of Platythyrea inconspicua: casent0915904; syntype of Platythyrea melancholica aruana: casent0916798; syntype of Platythyrea pulchella: casent0915149; syntype of Platythyrea pusilla pacifica: casent0915150; syntype of Platythyrea wroughtonii victoriae: casent0907125; syntype of Platythyrea coxalis: casent0903800; syntype of Platythyrea coxalis annamita: casent0907113; syntype of Platythyrea coxalis javana: casent0907114; syntype of Platythyrea coxalis tritschleri: casent0907115; syntype of Platythyrea pusilla: casent0903801; syntype of Platythyrea pusilla australis: casent0907116; syntype of Platythyrea subtilis: casent0903802; syntype of Platythyrea wroughtonii: casent0907119; type of Platythyrea cephalotes: focol0854; type of Platythyrea coxalis: focol0847, focol0848, focol0849; type of Platythyrea coxalis cylindrica: focol0853; type of Platythyrea coxalis philippinensis: focol0852; type of Platythyrea pusilla egena: focol0850, focol0851