Preliminary contributions toward a revision of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr Hymenoptera: Formicidae from Pakistan

Authors : Muhammad Tarıq RASHEED, Imran BODLAH, Yusupov Zalımkhan MAGOMEDOVICH, Ammara Gull E FAREEN, Muhammad Adnan BODLAH, Matthew PREBUS, Aıjaz Ahmad WACHKOO

Pages : 375-381

Doi:10.3906/zoo-2003-54

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Temnothorax pakistanensis sp. n., a new ant species from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the Himalayan range of Pakistan is described based on the worker caste and queen. An identification key and distribution map of the known Pakistani Temnothorax is presented. Summaries of the taxonomic history and biology of the three Temnothorax species of Pakistan is included.
Keywords : Temnothorax, identification key, new species, Himalaya, distribution