Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: suppl

First report of the trap-jaw ant genus Anochetus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Central India with redescription of three species

1The Graduate School, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110012, India

National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, India

*Corresponding authors' E-mail: ddey@iari.res.in

Online Published on 17 January, 2024.

Abstract

Three species of the genus Anochetus Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Ponerinae) viz., A. graeffei Mayr, 1870, A. madaraszi Mayr, 1897, and A. sedilloti Emery, 1884 have been reported from Madhya Pradesh in Central India and redescribed based on the worker caste. The species A. graeffei and A. sedilloti were found to be nested in the soil while A. madaraszi formed a nest at the base of a tree. This report has updated the biogeographic distribution of the Anochetus species in India.

Keywords

Madhya Pradesh, New distributional record, Taxonomy, Trap-jaw ants