2024/10/28 by Sahoo, Bikash, Sahanashree, Ramakrishnaiah, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan +1
paper · doi:10.20362/am.017003
Aenictus kodaguensis sp. nov., a new species belonging to the Aenictus pachycerus species group, is described from India based on the worker caste. This species is morphologically most similar to A. paradentatus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012. However, it is distinguishable by the presence of a distinct transverse carina along the lateral mesosoma and a comparatively shorter scape, among other discernible characteristics. Our study provides a detailed discussion of its morphology and characteristics that distinguish this species from its closely related species.