''Dolichoderus sundari'' is a species of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...
in the genus ''
Dolichoderus
''Dolichoderus'' is a genus of ants found worldwide.
Taxonomy
The ants of the Neotropical genus ''Monacis'' were revised in 1959 by Kempf. However, Brown in 1973 and G. C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler in 1973 and 1976 considered both ''Monacis'' and ' ...
''. Described by Mathew and Tiwari in 2000, the species is endemic to
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
[Mathew, R.; Tiwari, R.N. 2000. Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae. Pp. xx-xx in: Director, Zoological Survey of India. Fauna of Meghalaya. Part 7. tate Fauna Series 4.''Insecta Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India'', 7: 251-409 (page 341, worker described)]
References
sundari
Hymenoptera of Asia
Insects of India
Insects described in 2000
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