Cryptopone subterranea

This species seems to be rare in the Shivalik range of the Northwest Himalayas: only two specimens were found, in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, during intensive surveys. One specimen was found along a small shady lakeside forest fragment with loose and moist soil, the other under a stone below a tree. Observations indicate it is a hypogaeic specialist predator ant.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India.

Nomenclature

 *  subterranea. Cryptopone subterranea Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013: 3, figs. 1-3 (w.) INDIA.