Bharti, Himender

AUTHORS: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor Himender Bharti is based at Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. His prime area of interest is Evolutionary Biology. He is actively engaged in biogeography, natural history, speciation patterns, systematics, molecular phylogeny, ecology, conservation biology chemical ecology and redlisting of ants. He is building up much needed reference collection of Indian ants and is instrumental in creating database.

COLLABORATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

2017 – Present: Involved in GAGA (global project on ant genomics)

2017 – 2020: Member, IUCN/Species Survival Commission South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group

2010 – Present: Curator, Ants of India website: (http://www.antweb.org/india.jsp)

2009 – Present: President, ANeT (International Network for Study of Ants)

2014 – Present: President, IUSSI India Chapter (http://www.antdiversityindia.com/iussi_indian_chapter)

2014 – Present: Involved in Indian Biodiversity Portal for Ants of India-(http://indiabiodiversity.org/group/ants_of_india/founders)

2012 – Present: Involved in Barcode of Life project- Formicidae Barcode of life-http://www.formicidaebol.org/all_participants.php

2011 – Present: Mentor/Resource person for Inspire Programme of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi

2009 – Present: Involved in Action Plan for conservation of Ants in Asia-A proposed IUCN specialist group and Red Listing of Ants (http://www.antdiversityindia.com/action_plan_for_conservation_of_asian_ants)

2009 – Present: Involved in Insect Biodiversity Network in Asia-Cibodas Declaration-2009-(http://antdiversityindia.com/cibodas_declaration-2009)

2008 – Present: Involved in Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) project http://www.eol.org/users/47880

2006 – Present: TOL (Tree of life) online contributor for Hymenoptera(Formicidae)-http://wwww.tolweb.org/onlinecontributors/app;jsessionid=FF1F28A43A0F18BA12E4EC18107DC4B9?page=PeopleList&service=external&sp=8232 (Arizona University-USA)

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS/GRANTS IN THE BROAD SUBJECT AREA 2019–2022: Molecular Phylogeny and Phylogeography of ant genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout: 34,95,600/-)

2014–2017: All India Coordinated Project on capacity Building in Taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout: about 30, 54,000/-). 2012–2016: Molecular Phylogeny and biology of high altitude ants of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout: 37,54,000/-)

2012–2015: Diversity and Abundance of Ants from Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout: about 26,68,420/-)

2008–2012: Study of ant species abundance and composition with respect to functional groups from lower Siwalik range of North-west Himalaya sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2008 (approved layout: 19,06380/-)

2009–2013: ICAR Network Project on Insect Systematics sanctioned by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi (approved layout: about 36, 00,000/-)

2008–2012: Social Parasitism in Himalayan Ants and their Speciation Patterns sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2008 (approved layout: 28,33,000/-)

1999–2001: Young Scientist project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study diversity of ants from North-Western India (approved layout: 7,00,000/-)

2001–2004: Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study diversity of ants from India (approved layout: about 12,00,000/-)

2005–2008: Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study Ant Diversity of Himalayas: A Fragile Ecosystem (approved layout: 8,00,000/-)

JOURNAL EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP AND REVIEWERSHIP

2009 – Present: Chief Editor, Halteres (https://journalhalteres.com/)

2007 – Present: Member, Editorial Board, Asian Myrmecology (http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/)

2023– Member Editorial Board, Journal of Wildlife Science (https://jwls.in/)

2023– Member Editorial Board, Vigyan de Naqsh (published by Punjabi University Patiala)

2021 – Member, Editorial Board, Current Research in Insect Science (Elsevier)

2020 – Present: Section Editor Ants, Sociobiology

2009 – Present: Reviewer for Zookeys, Insectes Sociaux, Sociobiology, Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology,Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, Journal of Natural History, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Tropical Ecology, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Entomological Research, Environmental Entomology, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Turkish journal of entomology, Journal of Entomological Research Society, Entomologia Generalis, Current Science, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Journal of Threatened Taxa, Indian Journal of Entomology, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Journal Hexapoda, Oriental Insects, Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, European journal of taxonomy, Journal of Insect Biodiversity, National Academy Science Letters .

WEB: https://antdiversity.com/

Email: himenderbharti@gmail.com /himender_bharti@yahoo.com

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

• Akbar, S.A., Bharti, H. 2017. A new species of the ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 19: 35-43.

• Akbar, S.A., Bharti, H., Schifani, E., Wachkoo, A. A. 2023. Overview of the ant genus Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India and Sri Lanka, with an illustrated key and the description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 908, 77-107. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2339.

• Akbar, S.A., Bharti, H., Wachkoo, A.A. 2023. Crematogaster bonnieae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a new acrobat-ant species from the Western Ghats, India. Annales Zoologici Fennici 60, 9-17 (doi:10.5735/086.060.0103).

• Akbar, S.A., Schifani, E., Bharti, H., A.A. Wachkoo. 2023. Taxonomic Overview of the Tetramorium tortuosum Group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India and Sri Lanka, with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 60(1)109-126. doi:10.5735/086.060.0112

• Bharti, H. 2001. Two new species of Pheidole Westwood (Myrmicinae: Formicidae: Hymenoptera) from India. J. Entomol. Res. (New Delhi) 25(3): 243-247.

• Bharti, H. 2002. Redescription of Lepisiota modesta Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Annals of Forestry 10(2): 356-358.

• Bharti, H. 2003a. A new species of Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Entomon 28(2): 85-88.

• Bharti, H. 2003b. Queen of the army ant Aenictus pachycereus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae). Sociobiology 42: 715-718.

• Bharti, H. 2003c. Polyrhachis punjabi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) from India. Folia Heyrovskyana 11(1): 1-3 PDF'

• Bharti, H. 2004 [2003]. A new species of Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Myrmicinae: Formicidae: Hymenoptera) from India. Russ. Entomol. J. 12(3): 305-306.

• Bharti, H. 2008a. Ants and speciation patterns. ANeT Newsletter 10:6-9. [2008-05-25]

• Bharti, H. 2008. Altitudinal diversity of ants in Himalayan regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 52:305-322.

• Bharti, H. 2008. Redescription of Crematogaster subuda Mayr (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Myrmicinae ). J. ent. Res.(Published by Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi)32{1}: 83-88.

• Bharti, H. 2011. List of Indian ants. Halteres 2: 79-87.

• Bharti, H. 2012a. Myrmica nefaria sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – a new social parasite from Himalaya. Myrmecological News 16, 149-156.

• Bharti, H. 2012b. Two new species of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Himalaya. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 155:9-14.

• Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2013a. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and five new records including a tramp species from India. Sociobiology. 60:387-396. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.387-396

• Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2013b. A new species of the ant genus Lordomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Myrmecological News 18:149-152.

• Bharti, H, & Akbar, S.A. 2013c. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Cerapachys Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India. ZooKeys 336: 79–103. doi:10.3897/zookeys.336.5719

• Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2014. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 17, 811–815.

• Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014b. Tetraponera periyarensis, a new pseudomyrmecine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 6:43-48.

• Bharti H.; Akbar S. A. 2015. First record of genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from India with description of a new species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 18:573–576.

• Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A.; Singh, J. 2015. Discothyrea periyarensis sp. n., a new proceratiine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae) from India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11(1):121-124.

• Bharti, H., Akbar, S.A., Wachkoo, A.A. & Singh, J. 2015. Taxonomic studies on ant genus Hypoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from India. Asian Myrmecology, 7, 37-51.

• Bharti, H., Dhiman, N., Bharti, M. and Wachkoo, A. A. 2013. SEM studies on immature stages of Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres, 4: 68-78. ISSN: 0973-1555.

• Bharti H, Guénard B, Bharti M, Economo EP (2016) An updated checklist of the ants of India with their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 551: 1–83.

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2012. Echinopla cherapunjiensis sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India. Vestnik Zoologii 46:371-373. [2012-07]

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2013. Lasius elevatus, a new ant species of the subgenus Cautolasius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Indian Himalayas. Asian Myrmecology 5:53-58.

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2013. Myrmica religiosa Bharti et Gul sp. nov. Pp. 127-129 in: Bharti, H.; Sharma, Y. P. 2013. Three new species of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16:123-130. PDF

• Bharti, H. and Gul, I. 2014. First description of the male caste of the Himalayan endemic ant Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with re-description of the female and queen castes. Biodiversity Data Journal 2:e1136.

• Bharti, H., Gul, I., Sasi, S. 2016. Taxonomy of Temnothorax simlensis stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with first description of sexual castes along with a mention of its plesiobiotic association with Himalayan species of genus Myrmica. Sociobiology. 63(2):748-754. (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v63i2.869)

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Schulz, A. 2012. Three new species of genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indian Himalayas with a revised key to the Indian species. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58:325-336.

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Sharma, Y. P. 2012. Two new species of Stenamma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indian Himalaya with a revised key to the Palaearctic and Oriental species. Sociobiology 59:317-330.

• Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Sharma, Y. P. 2012. Pseudolasius machhediensis, a new ant species from Indian Himalaya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59:805-813.

• Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. 2012a. Lophomyrmex terraceensis, a new ant species of the bedoti group with a revised key. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15: 265-267.

• Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2012b. Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key. ZooKeys 207:11-35.

• Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. 2012c. A new species of Leptanilla with a key to Oriental species. Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 62: 619-625

• Bharti H. & Kumar R. 2013. A new species of Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India with key to known Indian species. Vestnik zoologii, 47, e-67—e-69.

• Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2013b. Five new species of Dilobocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a revised key to the known species. Asian Myrmecology 5:29-44.

• Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2013c. Six New Species of Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) with Restructuring of World Species Groups and a Key to Indian Species. J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 15(1): 47-67.

• Bharti, H., Kumar, R. & Dubovikoff, D.A. 2013. A new species of the genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 9, 303-304.

• Bharti, H., Radchenko, A., Sasi, S. 2016. Socially-parasitic Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Himalaya, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 605: 113–129. doi:10.3897/zookeys.605.9087

• Bharti, H.; Rilta, J. S. 2015. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with the description of a new species from India. ZooKeys 526:9-18.

• Bharti, H., Rilta, J.S., Dhadwal, T. 2021. Two new species of Ooceraea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from India with ten-segmented antennae. ZooKeys 1010, 165–183 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1010.58436).

• Bharti, H. & Yash Paul Sharma. 2011a. Myrmica elmesi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) a new species from Himalaya. ZooKeys 124: 51–58.

• Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2011b. Myrmica radchenkoi, a new species of ant from Indian Himalaya. Sociobiology 58: 427-434.

• Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2011c. Myrmica longisculpta, a new species from Himalaya. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51: 723-729.

• Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2013. Three new species of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16, 123–130.

• Bharti, H.; Sharma, Y. P.; Kaur, A. 2009. Seasonal patterns of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Punjab Shivalik. Halteres 1:36-47.

• Bharti, H. & Singh, J. 2014. First record of genus Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Halteres, 5, 1-2.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2011. Amblyopone boltoni, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Sociobiology 58:585-591.

• Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2012a. First record of the genus Myopias from India, with description of new species. Vestnik Zoologii 46: 33-35.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2012b. First verified record of genus Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of two new species. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58:217-224.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2012c. First record of Prionopelta kraepelini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of male caste. Sociobiology 59:815-821.

• Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A. A. 2012d. Prenolepis fisheri, an Intriguing New Ant Species, with a Re-description of Prenolepis naoroji (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India Journal of the Entomological Research Society PDF

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013a. Two new species of trap jaw ant Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to known species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16:137-142.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013b. Cryptopone subterranea sp. nov., a rare new cryptobiotic ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 5:1-4.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013c. Two new species of the ant genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of a plesiomorphic ergatogyne. Asian Myrmecology 5:11-19.

• Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2013d. Cerapachys browni and Cerapachys costatus, two new rare ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biologia 68/6: 1189—1192. doi:10.2478/s11756-013-0260-9

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2014a. A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e996. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e996

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2014b. New synonymy of Proceratium williamsi Tiwari (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys 88:69-72.

• Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Kumar, R. 2012. Two remarkable new species of Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15:291-294.

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2021. First record of Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Halteres 12: 74-79 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6198922).

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2022. Carebara periyarensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) a new species from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 24(3): 407-415. doi:10.51963/jers.v24i3.2322

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2023. Aenictus dirangensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new species of Aenictus ceylonicus group from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 25(2): 387-403 (doi:10.51963/jers.v25i2.2367).

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2023. Lordomyrma mewasinghi, a new species of the ant genus Lordomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 16, e016001 (doi:10.20362/am.016001).

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2023. A new species of ant genus Stictoponera Mayr, 1887 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 16, e016002 (doi:10.20362/am.016002).

• Dhadwal, T., Bharti, H. 2023. Two new species of the genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with five new records from India. European Journal of Taxonomy 901, 1-51 (doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.901.2317).

• Dhadwal, T., Rilta, J. S., Bharti, H. 2023. Taxonomic studies on the genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Five new species from India. Sociobiology 70(3), e9103 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9103).

• Wachkoo A. and Bharti, H. 2014. First description of the worker caste of Nylanderia smythiesii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1163.]] doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1163

• Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H. 2014. Two new species of Pseudolasius (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India. Sociobiology 61(3)274-280.

• Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H. 2015. Taxonomic review of ant genus Nylanderia Emery, 1906 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 8:105-120.

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