International Journal of Entomology Research

Authors
Anupa K Antony, G Prasad, Manoj Kripakaran, Rachel Jacob

Abstract
Ants, member of formicidae family belongs to Hymenopteran order are ecologically dominant in most terrestrial ecosystem. The present results are based on the study conducted in various parts of Kerala and ants collected by standard protocols during March 2016 to March 2017. From the study, six species of ants are newly recorded from the state of Kerala. Nylanderia indica and Lepisiota opaca pulchella of subfamily formicinae and Crematogaster anthracina, Crematogaster biroi, Monomorium orientale and Trichomyrmex aberrans of subfamily myrmicinae are the newly recorded species and they are described in detail.