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VOL. 8, ISSUE 9 (2023)
Diversity of ant species in Yadava College campus, Madurai Tamil Nadu, India
Authors
R Gnanamani, B Ramanathan, G Indirarani
Abstract
As one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries
and four biodiversity hotspots within its borders, India is home to an
impressive diversity of life forms. However, much work remains to document and
catalog India's species and their geographical distribution, especially for the
diverse invertebrate groups. Ants are one of the most diverse and ubiquitous
groups of social insects. Ants (Formicidae) are the largest family under the
order Hymenoptera. They act as ecological indicators and ecosystem engineers.
In the present study, the species diversity and distribution of ants in the Yadava College campus, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, is discussed. The species
of ants were collected with the help of hand collection method from seven zones
of the college campus. In the research region, fourteen kinds of ants were
found. Three subfamilies were discovered among the gathered ants. The majority of species were in the Myrmicinae (58%) and Formicinae
(35%) followed by Ponerinae (7%). Of these fourteen ant’s species, 4 species
namely Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Camponotus herculeanus, Crematogaster
Scutellaris, Oecophylla smaragdina, were collected from the Canteen
and Grass land area, 3 species namely Camponotus ligniperda, Lasius niger, Megaponera
analis were collected from Play Ground area and 3 species Camponotus
pennsylvanicus, Camponotus floridanus, Solenopsis attageminata from Science
block area, one species Solenopsis xyloni from Ladies Garden, 2 species Monomorium
minimum, Pheidole megacephala from Garden area, 1 species Pogonomyrmex
badius from IQAC area has been observed. The most specious genera in this
study were Camponotus, Solenopsis, Megaponera, and Crematogaster.
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Pages:82-86
How to cite this article:
R Gnanamani, B Ramanathan, G Indirarani "Diversity of ant species in Yadava College campus, Madurai Tamil Nadu, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 82-86
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