New Distributional Records of Ants of Genus Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Authors

  • Anand Harshana National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012
  • Debjani Dey National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.2030

Keywords:

Acrobat ants, Central India, taxonomy, Crematogaster, Crematogastrini, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, new records, redescription, geographical distribution.

Abstract

New locality records and illustrations for five known species viz., Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897, C. contemta Mayr, 1879, C. dohrni artifex Mayr, 1879, C. rothneyi Mayr, 1879, and C. subnuda Mayr, 1879 are provided from India. These records expand the area of occurrence and distribution of these species in India. In addition, Crematogaster travancorensis Forel (1902) is redescribed based on the worker caste collected from Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh and Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya, India.

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Published

2024-04-05

How to Cite

Harshana, A., & Dey, D. (2024). New Distributional Records of Ants of Genus <i>Crematogaster</i> Lund (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.2030

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