Myrmica martensi

Nothing is known about the biology of Myrmica martensi (Bharti et al., 2016).

Identification
A member of the boltoni complex of the ritae species group. It is closely related to Myrmica boltoni and differs from it by shorter, upward-pointing and distinctly divergent propodeal spines, by a distinctly shorter petiole and by its more feebly developed sculpture on alitrunk and pedicel.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Nepal.

Castes
Males are unknown.

Nomenclature

 *  martensi. Myrmica martensi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998: 21, fig. 5 (w.q.) NEPAL. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 200.

Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - named for the collector, the German zoologist and Himalayan expert, Prof. Jochen Martens of the University of Mainz.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bharti H. 2011. List of Indian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres 3: 79-87.
 * Bharti H., S. Sasi, and A. Radchenko. 2016. Biogeography and ecology of Myrmica species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Himalayan regions. Sociobiology 63(3): 956-975.
 * Radchenko A. G., and G. W. Elmes. 2001. A taxonomic revision of the ant genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804 from the Himalaya (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomologica Basiliensia 23: 237-276.
 * Radchenko, A. G., and G. W. Elmes. "A taxonomic revision of the ant genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804 from the Himalaya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Entomologica Basiliensia 23 (2001): 237-276.