Two new species of Ooceraea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from India with ten-segmented antennae

By

Bharti, Himender
Rita, Joginder Singh
Dadhwal, Tarun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1010

Pages

165--183

Subjects

Cerapachys , Distribution , Illustrated key , O. decamera sp. nov , O. joshii sp. nov , systematics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1010.58436

 

Abstract

Two new species, O. decamerasp. nov. and O. joshiisp. nov., of the ant genus Ooceraea are described from India. These species differ from other known congeners on the basis of number of antennal segments. An illustrated key to the known species based on the worker caste is also provided.