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Descriptions of Cerapachys browni sp. n. and Cerapachys costatus sp. n. from India are provided. C. browni is the member of the wide spread dohertyi group while C. costatus represents the 3rd species of the rare crawleyi group, with C. sauteri Forel, 1913 and C. crawleyi Wheeler, 1924 reported earlier. An identification key to the worker caste of Indian Cerapachys species is provided.
Keywords: ants; Cerapachyinae; key; new species; Shivalik
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Published Online: 2013-10-20
Published in Print: 2013-12-01
Citation Information: Biologia, Volume 68, Issue 6, Pages 1189–1192, ISSN (Online) 1336-9563, ISSN (Print) 0006-3088, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-013-0260-9.
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