On the nesting behaviour of Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Abstract

Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859, is known to have variability in nesting locations ranging from nesting in the ground to nesting under the bark of tree trunks. Here I describe the brood chambers of P. illaudata from the nests encountered beneath the bark of Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R. Br.) and report the presence of pupal cocoons in this species.