A New Species of Army Ant Genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

A New Species of Army Ant Genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

A new species, Aenictus kadalarensis sp. nov., belonging to the army ant genus Aenictus Shuckard 1840, is discovered from Kerala, India. The species is described based on the worker caste, and it belongs to the Aenictus pachycerus group. This paper provides a detailed discussion of its morphology an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gazi Entomolojik Arastirmalar Dernegi 2023-10, Vol.25 (3), p.615-622
Hauptverfasser: Sahoo, Bikash, Ramakrishnaiah, Sahanashree, Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma, Datta-Roy, Aniruddha
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Sprache:eng
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Aenictus
Biodiversity
Hair
New species
Physical characteristics
Small mammals
Taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:A new species, Aenictus kadalarensis sp. nov., belonging to the army ant genus Aenictus Shuckard 1840, is discovered from Kerala, India. The species is described based on the worker caste, and it belongs to the Aenictus pachycerus group. This paper provides a detailed discussion of its morphology and the characteristics that distinguish this species from its closely related species within the A. pachycerus group.
ISSN:2651-3579
1302-0250
2651-3579
DOI:10.51963/jers.v25i3.2504