Myrmicine ants of Nepal with six new records and updated species list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Abstract

Six ant species from the subfamily Myrmicinae are recorded as new to Nepal, namely Myrmica rhytida Radchenko & Elmes, 1999, Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842, Pheidole nodus Smith 1874, Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866, S. virgila Bolton, 2000, and Temnothorax wroughtonii (Forel, 1904). The type locality, examined materials, worker diagnosis, and global distribution of each newly recorded species are provided, along with images of habitus in profile and head in full-face views. The list of 69 species of Myrmicine ants is provided with their province-specific distribution in Nepal.

Generic and species richness of ant fauna in different provinces of Nepal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

“…In addition, five genera and nine species that are new records for Nepal were published in a paper on forest ants (Subedi et al 2021c). A study on the subfamily Myrmicinae added six new species records (Subedi et al 2022c). To date (2022), nine subfamilies, 57 genera, and 155 species are formally recorded for Nepal, considering all these recent studies.…”