A Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pakistan

A Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pakistan

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The present paper provides an updated checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Pakistan.These include seven of the 21 known extant subfamilies with 101 valid ant species Equine Grooming in 33 genera.Five species are reported for the first time from Pakistan: Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890; Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897; Ooceraea biroi (Forel, 1907); Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851 and Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866.Images to scientifically validate new faunal records from Pakistan and facilitate prompt identification are provided.Among the newly recorded species, three species viz.

, C.wroughtonii; O.biroi and S.godeffroyi are considered as tramp species having the Miele K37222iD Fully-Integrated Full Height Fridge cosmopolitan distribution.Notes about type localities, depositories and distribution in Pakistan are provided to each species record.

The list provides a synthesis of the regional taxonomical work carried out until now and will serve as a baseline survey for future studies.