Bharti, Himender

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Dr Himender Bharti is based at Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. His prime area of interest is Evolutionary Biology. He is actively engaged in Systematics, Natural History, Molecular Phylogeny and Chemical Ecology of ants. He is building up much needed reference collection of Indian ants and is instrumental in creating database. Besides, He is also involved in conservation and red listing of ants.

COLLABORATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

2017 – Present: Involved in GAGA (global project on ant genomics)

2017 – 2020: Member, IUCN/Species Survival Commission South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group

2010 – Present: Curator, Ants of India website: (http://www.antweb.org/india.jsp)

2009 – Present: President, ANeT (International Network for Study of Ants)

2014 – Present: President, IUSSI India Chapter (http://www.antdiversityindia.com/iussi_indian_chapter)

2014 – Present: Involved in Indian Biodiversity Portal for Ants of India-(http://indiabiodiversity.org/group/ants_of_india/founders) 2012 – Present: Involved in Barcode of Life project- Formicidae Barcode of life-http://www.formicidaebol.org/all_participants.php 2011 – Present: Mentor/Resource person for Inspire Programme of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi

2009 – Present: Involved in Action Plan for conservation of Ants in Asia-A proposed IUCN specialist group and Red Listing of Ants (http://www.antdiversityindia.com/action_plan_for_conservation_of_asian_ants)

2009 – Present: Involved in Insect Biodiversity Network in Asia-Cibodas Declaration-2009-(http://antdiversityindia.com/cibodas_declaration-2009)

2008 – Present: Involved in Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) project http://www.eol.org/users/47880

2006 – Present: TOL (Tree of life) online contributor for Hymenoptera(Formicidae)-http://wwww.tolweb.org/onlinecontributors/app;jsessionid=FF1F28A43A0F18BA12E4EC18107DC4B9?page=PeopleList&service=external&sp=8232 (Arizona University-USA)

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS/GRANTS IN THE BROAD SUBJECT AREA

2015 – Present: All India Coordinated Project on capacity Building in Taxonomic (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout:₹30,54,000/-).

2012 – 2016: Molecular Phylogeny and biology of high altitude ants of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout:₹37,54,000/-)

2012 – 2015: Diversity and Abundance of Ants from Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi (approved layout:₹26,68,420/-)

2008 – 2012: Study of ant species abundance and composition with respect to functional groups from lower Siwalik range of North-west Himalaya sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2008 (approved layout:₹19,06380/-)

2009 – 2013: ICAR Network Project on Insect Systematics sanctioned by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi (approved layout:₹36,00,000/-)

2008 –2012: Social Parasitism in Himalayan Ants and their Speciation Patterns sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2008 (approved layout:₹28,33,000/-)

2005 – 2008: Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study Ant Diversity of Himalayas : A Fragile Ecosystem (approved layout:₹8,00,000/-)

2001 – 2004: Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study diversity of ants from India (approved layout:₹12,00,000/-)

1999 – 2001: Young Scientist project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, to study diversity of ants from North-Western India(approved layout:₹7,00,000/-)

JOURNAL EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP AND REVIEWERSHIP

2009 – Present: Chief Editor, Halteres (https://www.antdiversityindia.com/halteresentomology_research_journal)

2007 – Present: Member, Editorial Board, Asian Myrmecology (http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/)

2009 – Present:Reviewer for Zookeys, Insectes Sociaux, Sociobiology, Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology,Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, Journal of Natural History, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Tropical Ecology, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Entomological Research, Environmental Entomology, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Turkish journal of entomology, Journal of Entomological Research Society, Entomologia Generalis, Current Science, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Journal of Threatened Taxa, Indian Journal of Entomology, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Journal Hexapoda, Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences.

WEB: https://www.antdiversityindia.com/

Email: himenderbharti@gmail.com /himenderbharti@antdiversityindia.com/himender_bharti@yahoo.com

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Bharti 2001.pdf|Bharti, H. 2001. Two new species of Pheidole Westwood (Myrmicinae: Formicidae: Hymenoptera) from India. J. Entomol. Res. (New Delhi) 25(3): 243-247.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2002.pdf|Bharti, H. 2002. Redescription of Lepisiota modesta Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Annals of Forestry 10(2): 356-358.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2003a.pdf|Bharti, H. 2003a. A new species of Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Entomon 28(2): 85-88.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2003b.pdf|Bharti, H. 2003b. Queen of the army ant Aenictus pachycereus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae). Sociobiology 42: 715-718.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2003c.pdf|Bharti, H. 2003c. Polyrhachis punjabi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) from India. Folia Heyrovskyana 11(1): 1-3 PDF']]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2004.pdf|Bharti, H. 2004 [2003]. A new species of Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Myrmicinae: Formicidae: Hymenoptera) from India. Russ. Entomol. J. 12(3): 305-306.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2007.pdf| Bharti, H. 2008a. Ants and speciation patterns. ANeT Newsletter 10:6-9. [2008-05-25]]]
 * Bharti, H. 2008. Altitudinal diversity of ants in Himalayan regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 52:305-322.
 * [[Media:Bharti 2008.pdf|Bharti, H. 2008. Redescription of Crematogaster subuda Mayr (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Myrmicinae ). J. ent. Res.(Published by Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi)32{1}: 83-88.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2011.pdf| Bharti, H. 2011. List of Indian ants. Halteres 2: 79-87.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2012a.pdf| Bharti, H. 2012a. Myrmica nefaria sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – a new social parasite from Himalaya. Myrmecological News 16, 149-156.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2012b.pdf| Bharti, H. 2012b. Two new species of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Himalaya. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 155:9-14.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2013. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Strumigenys with report of two new species.pdf|Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2013a. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and five new records including a tramp species from India. Sociobiology 60, 387-396 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.387-396).]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Ali 2013.pdf|Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2013b. A new species of the ant genus Lordomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Myrmecological News 18:149-152.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Akbar 2013.pdf|Bharti, H, & Akbar, S.A. 2013c. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Cerapachys Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India. ZooKeys 336: 79–103. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.336.5719.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2014. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant species from India.pdf|Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2014. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 17, 811–815.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2014. Tetraponera periyarensis, a new pseudomyrmecine ant species from India.pdf|Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014b. Tetraponera periyarensis, a new pseudomyrmecine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 6:43-48.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Akbar, S.A. 2015. First record of genus Protanilla from India.pdf|Bharti H.; Akbar S. A. 2015. First record of genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from India with description of a new species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 18:573–576.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H., Akbar, S. A., Singh, J. 2015. Discothyrea periyarensis sp. n., a new proceratiine ant species from India.pdf| Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A.; Singh, J. 2015. Discothyrea periyarensis sp. n., a new proceratiine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae) from India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11(1):121-124.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H., Akbar, S.A. et al. 2015. Taxonomic studies on ant genus Hypoponera from India.pdf|Bharti, H., Akbar, S.A., Wachkoo, A.A. & Singh, J. 2015. Taxonomic studies on ant genus Hypoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from India. Asian Myrmecology, 7, 37-51.]]
 * [[Media:SEM APHAENOGASTER.pdf|Bharti, H., Dhiman, N., Bharti, M. and Wachkoo, A. A. 2013. SEM studies on immature stages of Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres, 4: 68-78. ISSN: 0973-1555.]]
 * [[Media:Ants of india 2016.pdf|Bharti H, Guénard B, Bharti M, Economo EP (2016) An updated checklist of the ants of India with their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 551: 1–83.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti Gul 2012.pdf|Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2012. Echinopla cherapunjiensis sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India. Vestnik Zoologii 46:371-373. [2012-07]]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Gul 2013.pdf| Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2013. Lasius elevatus, a new ant species of the subgenus Cautolasius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Indian Himalayas. Asian Myrmecology 5:53-58.]]
 * [[Media:Three new species of Myrmica-2013-Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology.pdf|Bharti, H.; Gul, I. 2013. Myrmica religiosa Bharti et Gul sp. nov. Pp. 127-129 in: Bharti, H.; Sharma, Y. P. 2013. Three new species of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16:123-130. PDF ]]
 * [[Media:BDJ article 1136.pdf|Bharti, H. and Gul, I. 2014. First description of the male caste of the Himalayan endemic ant Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with re-description of the female and queen castes. Biodiversity Data Journal 2:e1136.]]
 * Bharti H, Gul I, Sasi S. 2016. Taxonomy of Temnothorax simlensis stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with first description of sexual castes along with a mention of its plesiobiotic association with Himalayan species of genus Myrmica. Sociobiology. 63:748-54.
 * [[Media:Bharti & Gul & Schultz 2012.pdf| Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Schulz, A. 2012. Three new species of genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indian Himalayas with a revised key to the Indian species. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58:325-336.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti Gul & Sharma 2012.pdf| Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Sharma, Y. P. 2012. Two new species of Stenamma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indian Himalaya with a revised key to the Palaearctic and Oriental species. Sociobiology 59:317-330.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti Gul & Sharma 2012b.pdf| Bharti, H.; Gul, I.; Sharma, Y. P. 2012. Pseudolasius machhediensis, a new ant species from Indian Himalaya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59:805-813.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti - kumar 2012a.pdf| Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. 2012a. Lophomyrmex terraceensis, a new ant species of the bedoti group with a revised key. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15: 265-267.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti - kumar 2012.pdf| Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2012b. Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key. ZooKeys 207:11-35.]]
 * Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. 2012c. A new species of Leptanilla with a key to Oriental species. Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 62: 619-625
 * [[Media:Bharti H. & Kumar R. 2013. A new species of Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India with key to known Indian species.pdf|Bharti H. & Kumar R. 2013. A new species of Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India with key to known Indian species. Vestnik zoologii, 47, e-67—e-69 (DOI 10.2478/vzoo-2013-0018).]]
 * [[Media:Bharti-Kumar 2013.pdf|Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2013b. Five new species of Dilobocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a revised key to the known species. Asian Myrmecology 5:29-44.]]
 * Bharti, H.; Kumar, R. 2013c. Six New Species of Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) with Restructuring of World Species Groups and a Key to Indian Species. J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 15(1): 47-67.
 * [[Media:Bharti, H., Kumar, R. & Dubovikoff, D.A. 2013. A new species of the genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India.pdf|Bharti, H., Kumar, R. & Dubovikoff, D.A. 2013. A new species of the genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 9, 303-304.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H., Radchenko, A., Sasi, S. 2016. Socially-parasitic Myrmica species of Himalaya.pdf|Bharti, H., Radchenko, A., Sasi, S. 2016. Socially-parasitic Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Himalaya, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 605: 113–129 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.605.9087).]]
 * [[Media:Zk article 5971.pdf| Bharti, H.; Rilta, J. S. 2015. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with the description of a new species from India. ZooKeys 526:9-18.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Sharma 2011d.pdf| Bharti, H. & Yash Paul Sharma. 2011a. Myrmica elmesi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) a new species from Himalaya. ZooKeys 124: 51–58.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Sharma 2011b.pdf| Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2011b. Myrmica radchenkoi, a new species of ant from Indian Himalaya. Sociobiology 58: 427-434.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Sharma 2011c.pdf| Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2011c. Myrmica  longisculpta, a new species from Himalaya.  Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51: 723-729.]]
 * [[Media:Three new species of Myrmica-2013-Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology.pdf|Bharti, H. & Sharma, Y.P. 2013. Three new species of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16, 123–130.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti et al 2009.pdf|Bharti, H.; Sharma, Y. P.; Kaur, A. 2009. Seasonal patterns of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Punjab Shivalik. Halteres 1:36-47.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Singh, J. 2014. First Record of Genus Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866 from India.pdf|Bharti, H. & Singh, J. 2014. First record of genus Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Halteres, 5, 1-2.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Wachkoo 2011.pdf| Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2011. Amblyopone boltoni, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Sociobiology 58:585-591.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti and wachkoo 2012a.pdf| Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2012a. First record of the genus Myopias from India, with description of new species. Vestnik Zoologii 46: 33-35.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti - wachkoo 2012b.pdf| Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2012b. First verified record of genus Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of two new species. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58:217-224.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti - wachkoo 2012c.pdf| Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2012c. First record of Prionopelta kraepelini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of male caste. Sociobiology 59:815-821.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Wahkoo 2012.pdf| Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A. A. 2012d. Prenolepis fisheri, an Intriguing New Ant Species, with a Re-description of Prenolepis naoroji (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India Journal of the Entomological Research Society PDF]]
 * [[Media:Bhart - wachkoo 2013.pdf| Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013a. Two new species of trap jaw ant Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to known species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16:137-142.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Wachkoo 2013.pdf|Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013b. Cryptopone subterranea sp. nov., a rare new cryptobiotic ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 5:1-4.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti & Wachkoo 2013c.pdf|Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013c. Two new species of the ant genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, with description of a plesiomorphic ergatogyne. Asian Myrmecology 5:11-19.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2013. Cerapachys browni and Cerapachys costatus, two new rare ant species from India.pdf|Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2013d. Cerapachys browni and Cerapachys costatus, two new rare ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biologia 68/6: 1189—1192 (doi:10.2478/s11756-013-0260-9).]]
 * [[Media:Bharti, H. & Wachkoo, A. 2014. A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus from India.pdf|Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2014a. A new carpenter ant, Camponotus parabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e996. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e996, 9 pp.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti 2014.pdf|Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2014b. New synonymy of Proceratium williamsi Tiwari (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys 88:69-72.]]
 * [[Media:Bharti et al 2012.pdf| Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Kumar, R. 2012. Two remarkable new species of Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15:291-294.]]
 * Wachkoo A. and Bharti, H. 2014. First description of the worker caste of Nylanderia smythiesii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1163. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1163
 * [[Media:Wachkoo, A. A., Bharti, H. 2014. Two new species of Pseudolasius (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India. Sociobiology 61(3)274-280.pdf|Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H. 2014. Two new species of Pseudolasius (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from India. Sociobiology 61(3)274-280.]]
 * [[Media:Wachkoo, A.A., Bharti, H. 2015. Taxonomic review of ant genus Nylanderia Emery, 1906 in India.pdf|Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H. 2015. Taxonomic review of ant genus Nylanderia Emery, 1906 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 8:105-120.]]