TWO NEW SPECIES OF ANT MYRMECINA GENUS DISCOVERED IN MIZORAM

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Myrmecina ant species 


Two new species of a rare ant genus, Myrmecina, have been discovered in Mizoram by ATREE. 

  1. Myrmecina Bawai: Ant obtained this in regard of professor Kamaljit S Bawa, a renowned evolutionary and founder of Ashoka trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). It has a yellow colour body with a dark tinge and was found in shaded region at an elevation of 1,619 metres above sea level. 
  2. Myrmecina Reticula: Ant obtained this name  due to reticulate patterns on its abdomen. It was found in the Dampa tiger reserve in Mamit district at an elevation of 409 metres above sea level .

Feature: 

  1. These ants live in small colonies of 30 to 150 individuals under stones or decaying wood.
  2. Till now including these India have 7 myrmecina ant species.
  3. Until now, only 51 species were known that are distributed over North America,  Europe, Northern Africa, India, Korea, Japan, and Australia. 
  4. There are about 57 species of Ant in Mizoram. 
  5. There are about 420 species of ants in northeast India.
Reference 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/two-new-ant-species-found-in-mizoram-101624215153442.html

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