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

Citation

Bharti H (2014). A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gbqtle accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-02.

Description

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.

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Himender Bharti
originator
position: Dr
Punjabi University
Patiala
IN
email: himenderbharti@gmail.com
Himender Bharti
metadata author
position: Dr
Punjabi University
Patiala
IN
email: himenderbharti@gmail.com
Himender Bharti
administrative point of contact
position: Dr
Punjabi University
Patiala
IN
email: himenderbharti@gmail.com
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