Asian Myrmecology, Volume 2, Ecology and Distribution
New Ant Records for Bangladesh
MD. A. HANNAN
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
Abstract. Ants of 22 genera and 39 species were collected from 11 districts of Bangladesh.
The inclusion of the genus Rhopalomastix sp. is the first record for Bangladesh, and
apparently the northernmost record of the genus globally. Six species (Pachycondyla
(Brachyponera) luteipes, Leptogenys birmana, Leptogenys diminuta, Meranoplus
bicolor, Myrmicaria brunnea and Technomyrmex modiglianii) of ants are confirmed
as new records for the country. The total number of identified species of ants in
Bangladesh is now 130. Nineteen more species are yet to be identified beyond genus
level.
Keywords: Ant species, Formicidae, new records, eleven districts, Bangladesh