Ponera affinis, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 118

publication ID	4764
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297912
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0C2BF301-CAEF-9EA2-E16D-68D80C4BBA83
treatment provided by	Christiana
scientific name	Ponera affinis
status	N. S.

Treatment

29. Ponera affinis View in CoL HNS , N. S.

Worker, length l- 3 rd of an inch; head oblong, notched behind, advanced anteriorly; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; antenna thickened at the tip; eyes somewhat anterior, moderately large; thorax slightly grooved; abdominal pedicle pointed, thin; abdomen oval colour dingy black.

I have only procured this Ant once in Malabar and know no-thing of its habits.