A remarkable new species of Donisthorpe (1947) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas, India.

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Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bengaluru - 560064, Karnataka, India Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru India.

Published: May 2024

A new ant species, , with a captivating metallic-blue color is described based on the worker caste from the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This discovery signifies the first new species of in 121 years, since the description of the sole previously known species, (Forel, 1902), in the Indian subcontinent.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11161688PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1203.114168DOI Listing

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