First description of the worker caste of Nylanderia smythiesii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

By

Wachkoo, Aijaz
Bharti, Himender

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-08-12

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

2

Pages

1--12

Subjects

Ants , Formicinae , Himalaya , key , species inquirenda , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1163
eLocator: e1163

 

Abstract

The hitherto unknown worker caste of Nylanderia smythiesii (Forel, 1894) is described for the first time. Sexuals are redescribed and photomontage images of all castes are provided. A key is presented to separate the six Indian species of Nylanderia. Previously described Nylanderia assimilis (Jerdon, 1851) is considered a species inquirenda.