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    DIVERSITY OF ANTS IN KARAMADAI REGION OF METTUPALAYAM, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
    (Pramana Research Journal, 2019) Sornapriya J; Narmadha N; Lekeshmanaswamy M
    The present study deals with the diversity of ants in Karamadi region of Coimbatore, india. Ants were collected from different sited of karamadi region with the help of trapping, brush method and hand picking method. Twenty three species were identified among the 4 subfamilies reported were subfamily Formicinae was dominated with 10 species followed by Myrmicinae with 9 species, Dolichoderinae and Pseudomyrmicinae with 2 species each. Ant diversity is less in karmadi region compared with Periyanaickenpalayam region.
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    TRAPPING ANALYSIS OF ANTS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) IN KURUNTHAMALAI, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
    (Entomon, 2023-03-31) Sornapriya J; Lekeshmenaswamy M
    Ant species were collected from three different methods bait trapping (BTM), all-out search method (AOSM), and pitfall trapping method (PTM) method. A total of 14 species belonging to the eight genera and four subfamilies are listed in the Palamalai region. Monomorium indicum, Solenopsis germinata, Trichomyrmex crinieceps, Trichonymex glaber, Camponotus mendax, C. guticollis, C. irritans, C. parius, C. rufoglaucus, Oecophylla smaragdina,,Diacamma indicum, Leptogenys chinensis, Tetraponera rufonigra and Tetraponera spp were reported. Shannon Wiener, Simpson diversity, Dominance, Evenness, Menhinick, Margalef, Fisher alpha and Berger- Parker calculations and diversity richness are reported.