Carebara periyarensis sp. nov. (“Hymenoptera: Formicidae”) a new species from India.

Tarun Dhadwal; Himender Bharti

doi:10.51963/jers.v24i3.2322

Carebara periyarensis sp. nov. (“Hymenoptera: Formicidae”) a new species from India.

Authors

Tarun Dhadwal 2Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-8274
Himender Bharti 2Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-1808

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v24i3.2322

Abstract

A new species of the genus Carebara Westwood, 1840, Carebara periyarensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the worker caste. The new species resembles C. affinis and C. diversa, having 11 segmented antenna, however it can be differentiated from them by following combination of characteristics; small body size, short propodeal spine and body sculpture. An identification key to the genus Carebara is also updated.

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Published

01.12.2022

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Dhadwal, T., & Bharti, H. (2022). Carebara periyarensis sp. nov. (“Hymenoptera: Formicidae”) a new species from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 24(3), 407–415. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v24i3.2322

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Vol. 24 No. 3 (2022): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

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Journal of the Entomological Research Society