First record of Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India
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https://doi.org/10.64171/JAE.6.2.1-3Keywords:
Formicidae, Ponerinae, New state record, Arunachal Pradesh, Indo-Burma, MyrmecofaunaAbstract
Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900 is a ponerine ant distributed across the Indomalayan region, with extension into the southern Palaearctic. The species had not previously been recorded from Arunachal Pradesh. During fieldwork on 3 March 2025, it was recorded from Budhisatta, near the Deban Range of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, representing a new state record and extending its known distribution in northeastern India. This finding adds to the documented ant fauna of the region and highlights the importance of continued myrmecological surveys in underexplored areas of Northeast India.
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