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

Authors

  • Tarun Dhadwal Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Joginder Singh Rilta Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, India
  • Himender Bharti Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9103

Keywords:

Myrmicinae, alpha taxonomy, key

Abstract

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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2023-08-23

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Dhadwal, T., Rilta, J. S., & Bharti, H. (2023). Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five New Species from India. Sociobiology, 70(3), e9103. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9103

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Vol. 70 No. 3 (2023)

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Research Article - Ants

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