Open AccessTwo new species of army ants of the Aenictus ceylonicus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Anupa K. Antony,
G. Prasad
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6962.14.3.20780-20785
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , subtropics , tropics , key (lock) , genus , geography , species group , tropical asia , ecology , group (periodic table) , biology , taxonomy (biology) , chemistry , organic chemistry
The genus Aenictus Shuckard is a diverse group of army ants in the Old World tropics and subtropics. Herein, two new species from India (Aenictus kodungallurensis and Aenictus malakkaparensis) belonging to Aenictus ceylonicus group were discovered from Kerala, India. An updated key to the Aenictus ceylonicus species group from southern Asia is presented.