Karmaly, Kuruppassery Anthappan

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
drkarmaly@rediffmail.com

Reader in Zoology Dept. of Zoology, St.Xavier's College for Women, Aluva - 683 101 Kerala, INDIA M.Phil.: Systematic Aspects of Biodiversity of Formicidae (hymenoptera) of Malabar, at the generic level (1995-1996) University of Calicut, Kerala, India Ph.D.: Studies on Some subfamilies of Formicidae of Kerala at the Alpha Level (1998 - 2002) University of Calicut, Kerala, India

My religious name is Sr. Rexia, belonging to Congregation of Theresian Carmelites.

ANT TAXONOMY
Investigation on the biosystematic studies on ANT Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of peninsular India including Western Ghats

PUBLICATIONS

 * Anu Anto, Vineesh P.J., Karmaly K.A., Sabu K. Thomas . 2003. Litter and Diversity in a Wet Tropic Evergreen Forest of Western Ghats. Proceedings of the National Seminar and Biodiversity Conservation and Participatory Forest Management 11th Dec. 2003: 64-70


 * Karmaly, K. A. 2004. A new species and a key to species of Polyrhachis Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Pp. 539-551 in: Rajmohana, K.; Sudheer, K.; Girish Kumar, P.; Santhosh, S. (eds.) Perspectives on biosystematics and biodiversity. Prof. T.C. Narendran commemoration volume. Kerala: Systematic Entomology Research Scholars Association, xxii + 666 pp. i-xxii(1-666): 539-551


 * Karmaly, K.A. & Narendran, T.C. 2006. Indian ants: genus Camponotus: 165 pp. Teresian Carmel Publications, Kerala.


 * Karmaly KA. 2009. Taxonomy and Ecology of Ants of the Western Ghats. Training Workshop of Taxonomy and ecology of soil flora and fauna” organized by KFRI Sub Centre, Nilamboor, Kerala, India


 * Karmaly K. A., Sumesh S., 2010. Taxonomy and Economic Importance of Ants. International Conference On Environmental Pollution, Water Conservation And Health, centenary Celebration of the Dept. of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore India


 * Vineesh PJ, Sabu KT, Karmaly KA. 2007. Community structure and functional group classification of litter ants in the montane evergreen and deciduous forest of Wayanad region of Western Gats, southern India. Oriental Insects 41: 427-442.