ZooKeys (Aug 2021)

Two new species of doryline ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with 11-segmented antennae from India

  • Punnath Aswaj,
  • Ramakrishnaiah Sahanashree,
  • Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha,
  • Marathe Aniruddha,
  • Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1056.68722
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1056
pp. 59 – 72

Abstract

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Two new species of the subfamily Dorylinae Leach, 1815 namely Parasyscia ganeshaiahi sp. nov. and Syscia indica sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on the worker caste. These species were collected in the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Keys to Parasyscia of India and Syscia of Asia are provided based on the worker caste.