Myrmicine ants of Nepal with six new records and updated species list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

  • Indra Prasad Subedi Central Department of Zoology, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Prem Bahadur Budha Central Department of Zoology, Institute of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Zalimkhan M. Yusupov Tembotov Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  • Himender Bharti Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46749
Keywords: Checklist, Himalaya, Myrmicine ants, Provincial distribution, Strumigenys

Abstract

Six ant species from the subfamily Myrmicinae are recorded as new to Nepal, namely Myrmica rhytida Radchenko & Elmes, 1999, Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842, Pheidole nodus Smith 1874, Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866, S. virgila Bolton, 2000, and Temnothorax wroughtonii (Forel, 1904). The type locality, examined materials, worker diagnosis, and global distribution of each newly recorded species are provided, along with images of habitus in profile and head in full-face views.  The list of 69 species of Myrmicine ants is provided with their province-specific distribution in Nepal.

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Published
2022-07-15
How to Cite
Subedi, I. P., Budha, P. B., Yusupov, Z. M., & Bharti, H. (2022). Myrmicine ants of Nepal with six new records and updated species list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Nepalese Journal of Zoology , 6(1), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46749
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Vol 6 No 1: Nepalese Journal of Zoology
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