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DOI: 10.20362/am.019003
Asian Myrmecology 19: 019003 (1-13)
article first published online: 30/January/2026
Two new species of army ants belonging the genus Aenictus Shuckard 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Eastern Ghats of India
BIKASH SAHOO1, RAMAKRISHNAIAH SAHANASHREE2, NIKITHA MUTHU KUMARAN3, DHARMA RAJAN PRIYADARSANAN4 & ANIRUDDHA DATTA-ROY5
Abstract:
Two new species of the army ant genus Aenictus (Shuckard, 1840), Aenictus chittoorensis sp. nov. and Aenictus lankamallensis sp. nov., are described from Andhra Pradesh, India, based on the worker caste. Aenictus chittoorensis sp. nov. belongs to the Aenictus philippinensis group, while A.lankamallensis sp. nov. belongs to the Aenictus javanus group. This study provides a detailed discussionof their morphology and the characters differentiating them from their closely related species. An updated identification key for the Oriental A. philippinensis species group is provided.
Keywords:
Aenictus javanus species group, Aenictus philippinensis species group, Andhra Pradesh
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BIKASH SAHOO1, RAMAKRISHNAIAH SAHANASHREE2, NIKITHA MUTHU KUMARAN3, DHARMA RAJAN PRIYADARSANAN4 & ANIRUDDHA DATTA-ROY5
Abstract:
Two new species of the army ant genus Aenictus (Shuckard, 1840), Aenictus chittoorensis sp. nov. and Aenictus lankamallensis sp. nov., are described from Andhra Pradesh, India, based on the worker caste. Aenictus chittoorensis sp. nov. belongs to the Aenictus philippinensis group, while A.lankamallensis sp. nov. belongs to the Aenictus javanus group. This study provides a detailed discussionof their morphology and the characters differentiating them from their closely related species. An updated identification key for the Oriental A. philippinensis species group is provided.
Keywords:
Aenictus javanus species group, Aenictus philippinensis species group, Andhra Pradesh
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1School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, An OCC of Homi
2Bhabha National Institute, Khordha, Jatni, 752050, Odisha, India.
3Insect Biosystematics and Conservation Laboratory, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the
4Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bengaluru, 560064, Karnataka, India.
*Corresponding author: bikash.sahoo@niser.ac.in
