Ponera sculpta

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 84

4. Ponera sculpta .

Ponera sculpta, Jerdon , Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sci. p. 117 [[worker]]; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xiii. 101 (1854).

Hab. Malabar.

Mr. Jerdon says this is one of the commonest species of Ant in Malabar, extending from the level of the sea up to the top of the Neilgherries. It lives in the ground in small societies, often making its nest in a flower-pot, occasionally under a large stone. It does not work in concert, being generally seen solitary. It lives on animal substances, but apparently will occasionally take vegetable substances.