Ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, Nadia, West Bengal, India

The state of West Bengal extends from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 20°31' N and 27°12' N latitude and 85°50' E and 89°52' E longitude covering a geographic area of 88,752 sq. km. Just being 2.70% of the country's total geographical area. West Bengal has 5 National Parks, 15 Sanctuaries, 2 Tiger Reserves and 1 Biosphere Reserve. The state has 4064 sq. km. of forests under protected areas network which is 34% of the State's total forest area and 4.54% of the total geographical area.