Anochetus daedalus

Anochetus daedalus has been collected from a nest in secondary tropical semi-evergreen forest from Sirsi, Karnataka, India, part of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. It is very similar to Anochetus nietneri, but is distinctly different in shape of the petiole. The species is notable for constructing elaborate nest entrance which resembles ‘fort nests’ constructed by some Pheidole species.

Distribution based on type material
India.

Nomenclature

 *  daedalus. Anochetus daedalus Marathe & Priyadarsanan, 2016: 1106, fig. 1b-d (w.) INDIA.