Ponera paedericera Zhou, 2001

Bharti, Himender & Rilta, Joginder Singh, 2015, Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with the description of a new species from India, ZooKeys 526, pp. 9-18 : 11-12

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Formicidae

Ponera paedericera Zhou, 2001 Figs 4-6

Material examined.

India, Arunachal Pradesh: Dirang, 27°21.50'N, 92°14.46'E, 1634m, 29 September 2013, Winkler, 4 workers and 1queen, Joginder Singh leg.

For complete description see Zhou (2001).

Global distribution.

China, India.

Remarks.

The Chinese Ponera paedericera Zhou, 2001 is reported here for the first time from India. This species is remarkably different from the other known Indian species with following combination of characters: anterior margin of clypeus with a distinct blunt median tooth; antennal club with 3 segments; posterodorsal corners of propodeum rounded, declivity depressed, lateral sides of propodeum distinctly marginate; anterior face of petiole straight, dorsal and posterior faces form a single arched surface, anterodorsal corner blunt, dorsal surface smooth and shining, subpetiolar process with relatively large posteroventral teeth; head, mesosoma and the two basal segments of gaster densly and finely punctate; blackish in colour.