A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

A new species of carpenter ant, collected in the Shivalik range of Himalaya is described and illustrated based on the worker and gyne castes under the name Camponotus parabarbatus sp. n. Presence of dense, short setae on gena and ventral surface of head resembles it most to Camponotus barbatus Roger...

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Main Authors: Himender Bharti, Aijaz Wachkoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-02-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
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Online Access:http://bdj.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=996
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Summary:A new species of carpenter ant, collected in the Shivalik range of Himalaya is described and illustrated based on the worker and gyne castes under the name Camponotus parabarbatus sp. n. Presence of dense, short setae on gena and ventral surface of head resembles it most to Camponotus barbatus Roger, 1863 distributed in Southeast Asia. A regional identification key of Camponotus species is provided from the Shivalik hills of Indian Himalaya.
ISSN:1314-2836
1314-2828