- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 44 Issue: 4
- Preliminary contributions toward a revision of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr Hymenoptera: Formicida...
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 : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
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