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

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.

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Ponera

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