Formicidae of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Indian Ocean: Bay Of Bengal)
1Central Agricultural Research Institute, P.B. No. 181. Port Blair 744 101, Andamans, India
2Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560065, India
3Present address: Project Directorate of Biological Control, P.B. No.2491, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, India
Abstract
Ants on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India were surveyed. These collections doubled the number of ant species recorded from these islands (from 59 to 125). Records include five endemic species, but no endemic genera. The surveys were fairly superficial, and it is likely many species remain to be discovered on these islands.
Keywords: Ants, Andamans, Nicobars
Correspondence: a*veenaprashi@rediffmail.com, btmmusthakali@yahoo.com, cveenapmraj@rediffmail.com, *Corresponding author
Received: 16 December 2008 | Accepted: 15 January 2010 | Published: 6 October 2010
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 10, Number 172
Mohanraj P, Ali M, Veenakumari K. 2010. Formicidae of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Indian Ocean: Bay Of Bengal). Journal of Insect Science 10:172, available online: insectscience.org/10.172
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