Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with the description of a new species from India

Authors: Bharti, Himender Country: India DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.5971 Published: Jan. 1, 2015 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Ponerinae · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal and Plant Science Education

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Four species of the ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804, are recorded from India. The present study reports one new species P. sikkimensis sp. n., a divergent population of P. indica Bharti & Wachkoo, 2012 and one new record, P. paedericera Zhou, 2001 from India. An identification key and distributions for the four known Indian species of Ponera based on the worker caste are provided.

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