Myrmecina bawai

Myrmecina bawai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Myrmecina
Species:	M. bawai
Binomial name
	Myrmecina bawai; Punnath, Karunakaran, Dharma, 2021

Myrmecina bawai is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species has been observed in the Indian state of Mizoram. They reside on the forest floor of the eastern Himalayan hills in small colonies of 30 to 150 individuals. They are found under rocks, fallen trees, and leaves.^[2]

Etymology

This species is named after professor Kamaljit S. Bawa.^[3]

References

↑ Aswaj, Punnath; Anoop, Karunakaran; Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan (2021). "Description of two new species of ants of the genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas". Zootaxa. 4990 (1): 160–171. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.10. PMID 34186767. S2CID 235688181.
↑ "New ant species discovered in the eastern Himalayas". Nature India. 31 August 2024. doi:10.1038/nindia.2021.87 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
↑ "Two new ant species found in Mizoram". Hindustan Times. June 21, 2021.

[1] Aswaj, Punnath; Anoop, Karunakaran; Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan (2021). "Description of two new species of ants of the genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Eastern Himalayas". Zootaxa. 4990 (1): 160–171. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.10. PMID 34186767. S2CID 235688181.

[2] "New ant species discovered in the eastern Himalayas". Nature India. 31 August 2024. doi:10.1038/nindia.2021.87 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

[3] "Two new ant species found in Mizoram". Hindustan Times. June 21, 2021.

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