Myrmica weberi

This species is probably restricted to the southern slopes of the Central Himalaya (Nepal, India and Bhutan), where it lives between 2000 and 3000 m. Alpert's collection data suggests that it might be a rather reclusive species that nests under moss, dead wood and rocks, and forages close to the ground and in litter. (Radchenko and Elmes 2010)

Identification
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) – A member of the ritae-complex of the ritae species group. It most resembles Myrmica indica and Myrmica alperti, but differs from them by the distinctly smaller size, the thinner and longer propodeal spines, by the more developed reticulation on the head dorsum, etc. Additionally, it differs from M. indica by the shape of frontal carinae that curve outwards to merge with the rugae, which surround antennal sockets, and from M. alperti - by the sharply pointed apically propodeal lobes.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Nepal.

Nomenclature

 *  weberi. Myrmica weberi Elmes & Radchenko, 2009: 112, fig. 1 (w.q.) NEPAL. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 321.

Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - this species was dedicated to the well-known American myrmecologist, Prof. Neil A. Weber, who wrote the first monographic review on genus Myrmica.