Formica nana, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 125

publication ID	4764
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297946
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C4B47EC5-9B36-2FCA-DF5C-06E50B37EEA0
treatment provided by	Christiana
scientific name	Formica nana
status	N. S.

Treatment

44. Formica nana View in CoL HNS , N. S.

Worker, length not l- 12 th inch; eyes anterior, thorax wide; abdomen long, elliptical; head and thorax brown; antennae, legs, and abdomen pale whity brown.

This very minute species is found in all parts of India and is very abundant in Mysore; from its very small size is noticed with difficulty. It feeds on flowers and vegetable secretion,

2 ndly. With spines on the thorax.