A new species of the genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Abstract

A new species of the genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 is described from the North-Western Himalayas, India. T. himalaica sp. n. belongs to the lugubre species-group, which includes, beside the type species, also T. wilsoni Sharaf, Aldawood, 2012. The main distinguishing feature of this species-group is the structure of propodeum. All discussed in this article species have a propodeum with a pointed apex. A new species described here, differs from another known species of this groups more narrow head and a longer scape

Keywords

• Hymenoptera
• Formicidae
• Tapinoma
• India
• new species