Myrmica elmesi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) a new species from Himalaya

By

Bharti, Himender
Sharma, Yash

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

124

Pages

51-58

Subjects

Ecology , Himalaya , Myrmica elmesi , new species , pachei group

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.124.1586

 

Abstract

Myrmica elmesi sp. n. is described from Himalaya. This species belongs to the pachei group of Myrmica species and is distinct from the species described in this group hitherto, which is represented by 14 species including three from Indian Himalaya. Myrmica elmesi is the fourth species of the diverse pachei group found in Himalaya; it was collected from the transitional zone and is described with notes on its ecology, this gains significance in the sense that ecology of most of the old world Myrmica is either unknown or poorly known.