Discovery of two new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India
Two new species, Paraparatrechina sohryngkham Saroj & Mandi sp. nov. and Paraparatrechina ali Saroj & Mandi sp. nov. are described here from India and a new morphological trait is revealed from the genus Paraparatrechina. The pinnate setae observed in these species is previously undocumented, thereby introducing a novel feature to the morphology of genus Paraparatrechina.
Authors
- S. Sheela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0076)
- Arnab MANDI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4417-2261)
- Nabasri Basak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1235-2468)
Institutions
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Entomological Research Society
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i3.2956
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00