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DimensionsDharma Rajan, Priyadarsanan and Punnath, Aswaj and Sahanashree, Ramakrishnaiah (2024) A remarkable new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe (1947) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas, India. ZooKeys, 1203. pp. 159-172.
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Abstract
A new ant species, Paraparatrechina neela sp. nov., with a captivating metallic-blue color is described based on the worker caste from the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This discovery signifies the first new species of Paraparatrechina in 121 years, since the description of the sole previously known species, P. aseta (Forel, 1902), in the Indian subcontinent.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to © Ramakrishnaiah Sahanashree et al. This is an open access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Abor Expedition, Arunachal Pradesh, aspirator, East Siang, taxonomy |
| Subjects: | A ATREE Publications > G Journal Papers |
| Divisions: | SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation > Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning |
| Depositing User: | Ms Suchithra R |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2025 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2025 10:28 |
| URI: | http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/653 |
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