Preliminary contributions toward a revision of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Pakistan

Authors: MUHAMMAD TARIQ RASHEED, IMRAN BODLAH, YUSUPOV ZALIMKHAN MAGOMEDOVICH, AMMARA GULL E FAREEN, MUHAMMAD ADNAN BODLAH, MATTHEW PREBUS, AIJAZ AHMAD WACHKOO

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

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