| Polyrhachis sophocles | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | P. sophocles |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis sophocles Forel, 1908 | |
Polyrhachis sophocles is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]
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