Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India

Five new species Vollenhovia pfeifferi sp. nov., V. mawrapensis sp. nov. , V. karimalaensis sp. nov., V. taylori sp. nov. and V. terrayamai sp. nov. are described from India. An identification key supplemented with digital images of the known species of the genus based on the worker caste from Indi...

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Main Authors: TARUN DHADWAL TARUN, Joginder Singh Rilta, Himender Bharti
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2023-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://ojs3.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/9103
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description Five new species Vollenhovia pfeifferi sp. nov., V. mawrapensis sp. nov. , V. karimalaensis sp. nov., V. taylori sp. nov. and V. terrayamai sp. nov. are described from India. An identification key supplemented with digital images of the known species of the genus based on the worker caste from India is also provided.
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spelling doaj.art-4f757a301a394f8184f65f73c61cbd0d2023-08-26T11:06:13ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672023-08-0170310.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9103Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from IndiaTARUN DHADWAL TARUN0Joginder Singh Rilta1Himender Bharti2Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IndiaHimachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, IndiaPunjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India Five new species Vollenhovia pfeifferi sp. nov., V. mawrapensis sp. nov. , V. karimalaensis sp. nov., V. taylori sp. nov. and V. terrayamai sp. nov. are described from India. An identification key supplemented with digital images of the known species of the genus based on the worker caste from India is also provided. http://ojs3.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/9103Myrmicinaealpha taxonomykey
spellingShingle TARUN DHADWAL TARUN
Joginder Singh Rilta
Himender Bharti
Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
Sociobiology
Myrmicinae
alpha taxonomy
key
title Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
title_full Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
title_fullStr Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
title_short Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India
title_sort taxonomic studies on the genus vollenhovia mayr 1865 hymenoptera formicidae five new species from india
topic Myrmicinae
alpha taxonomy
key
url http://ojs3.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/9103
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