Vaishali J. Badwaik
Department of Zoology, Dr. R. G. Bhoyar Arts, Commerce and Science College, Seloo, Wardha 442 104, (M. S.) India
Received: Mar 20, 2022/ Revised: Apr 15, 2022 / Accepted: Apr 20, 2022
Abstract
Biodiversity of life forms is incredible in India. In the present study, the comprehensive list of ant species and their distribution in district wardha from 2019 to 2021 have been studied. The habitat selected to study the impressive diversity of ants is agricultural field, domestic habitats, tree plantations, and surrounding water bodies. This is the first checklist of ant recorded in eight tehsil places (Seloo, Wardha, Deoli, Arvi, Ashti, Karanja, Hinganghat, Samudrapur) of district Wardha. The total ant species recorded belong to six subfamilies i.e. Formicinae, Myrmicinae, Ponerinae, Dorylinae, Dolichoderinae, and Pseudomyrmicinae. A total of 57 species belonging to the 30 genera are listed in the district. The species diversity index is more in agricultural fields followed by domestic habitats. The generic richness recorded for Componotus and Crematogaster.
Keywords Ants, Checklist, Distribution, Habitat, Wardha
How to cite this article
Badwaik, V. J. (2022). An initial checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their specific distribution from District Wardha, Maharashtra, India. Science Archives, Vol. 3 (2), 88-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2022.3201
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