Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fauna from Mandian, Abbottabad - Pakistan

Authors

  • Neha Fatima Government Postgraduate College for Women Mandian Abbottabad, Pakistan Author
  • Maryam Khan Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan *Corresponding Author’s Email: maryamkhanmano933@gmail.com Author
  • Firyal Zahoor Government Postgraduate College for Women Mandian Abbottabad, Pakistan Author
  • Ifra Nawaz Government Postgraduate College for Women Mandian Abbottabad, Pakistan Author
  • Azaz Ahmad Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63163/jpehss.v4i1.1673

Keywords:

Ants, Formicinae, Gesomyrmex, Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

Pakistan has diverse ants fauna but very limited work has done on this group so far. Based on the recently collected specimens of Formicidae from Government Postgraduate College for Women Madian-Abbottabad, fifteen (15) genera were reported in the sub-families Dorylinae, Dolichoderinae, Formicinae, Myrmicinae, and Pseudomyrmecinae. Formacicae was found the most abundant with 57% abundance. Among the genera, Gesomyrmex was the most abundant with 6 individuals, representing 18.1% of the total collected ants.

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Published

2026-03-15

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Physical Education, Health and Social Sciences

Section

Biological Sciences

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