A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Authors: Bharti, Himender DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e996 Published: Jan. 1, 2014 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: India · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Animal Behavior and Reproduction

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A new species of carpenter ant, collected in the Shivalik range of Himalaya is described and illustrated based on the worker and gyne castes under the name Camponotus parabarbatus sp. n. Presence of dense, short setae on gena and ventral surface of head resembles it most to Camponotus barbatus Roger, 1863 distributed in Southeast Asia. A regional identification key of Camponotus species is provided from the Shivalik hills of Indian Himalaya.

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