A New Species of the Ant Genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Authors

  • Shahid Ali Akbar Central institute of temperate horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Himender Bharti

Keywords:

Formicidae, India, Carebara, Cryptic, new species.

Abstract

Carebara quratulain sp. n. is described from Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India. The new species represents the 25th species of the genus reported from India. A revised key for major workers is provided for the Indian species.

Author Biographies

Shahid Ali Akbar, Central institute of temperate horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Department of Entomology, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar-191132, Jammu and Kashmir

Himender Bharti

Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, Punjab

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Published

20.11.2017

How to Cite

Akbar, S. A., & Bharti, H. (2017). A New Species of the Ant Genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 19(3), 35–43. Retrieved from https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/1130

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2017): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society