An updated checklist of Nepalese ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

By

Subedi, Indra
Budha, Prem B.
Bharti, Himender
Alonso, Leeanne

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1006

Pages

99--136

Subjects

endemic , Himalaya , Myrmica , Nepal , Strumigenys , Type locality

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1006.58808

 

Abstract

The location of Nepal in the Central Himalaya promotes high habitat and species diversity. Ant diversity is likely high, but there have been few studies of the diversity and distribution of ants in Nepal. Here we present an updated checklist list of Nepalese ants that includes 128 named species in 48 genera and eight subfamilies. Among these species, 21 species have a type locality from Nepal, nine species are endemic to Nepal, and three are introduced species. We add six new ant records for Nepal, namelyHarpegnathos venator,Monomorium pharaonis,Nylanderia bourbonica,Odontoponera denticulata,Polyrhachis tyrannicaandPseudoneoponera bispinosa. The checklist presents distribution records for Nepalese ant species and provides comparisons with the neighboring countries of China and India.