Ponera pumila, 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 : 119

publication ID	4764
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297916
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/43C0834B-1BEA-7FF5-3377-15D8FB2A13C1
treatment provided by	Christiana
scientific name	Ponera pumila
status	N. S.

Treatment

31. Ponera pumila View in CoL HNS , N. S.

Worker, length about l- 5 th of an inch; head oblong; eyes rather small, advanced; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; antennae thickened; thorax smooth; abdominal pedicle long, square; abdomen long, cylindric; dull black, with rufous legs and antennae.

I found this Ant in Malabar where it is rare.