Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

• Meranoplus periyarensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India
• Revised key to Indian species
• Distinct promesonotal shield
• Clypeal mid-portion strongly excavated without row of blunt denticles.

Meranoplus periyarensis sp. nov. is the sixth species of its genus to be described from India. The others are: M. bicolor (Guerin-Meneville, 1844), M. bellii Forel, 1902; M. laeviventris Emery, 1889; M. levis Donisthorpe, 1942 and M. rothneyi Forel, 1902. A revised key to the Indian species is provided.

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