A remarkable new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe (1947) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas, India

A remarkable new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe (1947) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas, India

A new ant species, , with a captivating metallic-blue color is described based on the worker caste from the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This discovery signifies the first new species of in 121 years, since the description of the sole previously known species, (Forel...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2024-05, Vol.1203 (1), p.159-172
Hauptverfasser: Sahanashree, Ramakrishnaiah, Punnath, Aswaj, Rajan Priyadarsanan, Dharma
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Ants
Asia
Biogeography
Body measurements
color
Discovery and exploration
Formicidae
Geography
Himalayan region
Identification and classification
India
Morphology
Morphology (Animals)
New species
Phylogeny
species
Taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:A new ant species, , with a captivating metallic-blue color is described based on the worker caste from the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This discovery signifies the first new species of in 121 years, since the description of the sole previously known species, (Forel, 1902), in the Indian subcontinent.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1203.114168