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New and Known Nesting Mangrove Plants of Red Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)


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A new nesting mangrove plant, Excoecaria agallocha of the Red ant, Oecophylla smaragdina is recorded from Kerala mangroves along with a list of 18 other red ant nesting mangrove plant species hitherto known from the world.

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Red Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, Nesting Mangrove, Overview.
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  • New and Known Nesting Mangrove Plants of Red Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)

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M. K. Dev Roy
Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), Kolkata, India

Abstract


A new nesting mangrove plant, Excoecaria agallocha of the Red ant, Oecophylla smaragdina is recorded from Kerala mangroves along with a list of 18 other red ant nesting mangrove plant species hitherto known from the world.

Keywords


Red Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, Nesting Mangrove, Overview.

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