Bharti, Himender

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Dr Himender Bharti is based at the Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. He is actively engaged in taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Indian ants and is passionate about high altitude ant genera abiding in the Himalayas and ants of western ghats. He is building up much needed reference ant collection in India and also database of Indian ants. Besides ant taxonomy and Phylogeny, Dr Bharti’s prime areas of interest are Evolutionary Biology and Ant ecology. He is also involved in conservation and red listing of ants.

Research Projects (already completed)

a) Young Scientist Projects:


 * First Young Scientist project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi in 1999 to study diversity of ants from North-Western India


 * Second Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi in 2001 to study diversity of ants from India


 * Third Young Scientist Project awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi in 2005 to study Ant Diversity of Himalayas : A Fragile Ecosystem

b) Major Research Projects:


 * 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


 * 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


 * ICAR Network Project on Insect Systematics sanctioned by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi


 * Evaluation/trials on Imidacloprid 0.03% Ant Gel-Maxforce Quantum sanctioned by Bayer Crop Science limited

Major Research Projects (ongoing)


 * Diversity and Abundance of Ants from Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi

and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi
 * Molecular Phylogeny and biology of high altitude ants of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sanctioned by Department of Science

Awards/Honours, Research Collaborations and other responsibilities
 * All India Coordinated Project on Formicidae sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fellow of Royal Entomological Society London (FRES)

President ANeT(International network for study of Asian ants)

President IUSSI Indian Chapter

Database of Indian Ants (California Academy of Sciences)

Formicidae Barcode of Life (DNA Barcoding of Ants)

Global Ant Project

Encyclopaedia of Life

Ants of India (Harvard University)

Red listing of Ants

Bionet/Sacnet

Pheidole working group

Insect Biodiversity Network for Asia

Editor (Halteres and Asian Myrmecology)

Ants in biodiversity conservation in Asia

Mountain Forum

Antbase.org

Taxon Editor

Hony Technical Advisor-IPCA (Indian Pest Control Association)

Web: [www.antdiversityindia.com]

Email: himenderbharti@antdiversityindia.com/himenderbharti@gmail.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 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2002.pdf|Bharti, H. 2002. Redescription of Lepisiota modesta Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Annals of Forestry 10(2): 356-358 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2003a.pdf|Bharti, H. 2003a. A new species of Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Entomon 28(2): 85-88 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2003b.pdf|Bharti, H. 2003b. Queen of the army ant Aenictus pachycereus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae). Sociobiology 42: 715-718 PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2007.pdf| Bharti, H. 2008a. Ants and speciation patterns. ANeT Newsletter 10:6-9. [2008-05-25] PDF]]


 * 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. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2011.pdf| Bharti, H. 2011. List of Indian ants. Halteres 2: 79-87. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2012a.pdf| Bharti, H. 2012a. Myrmica nefaria sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – a new social parasite from Himalaya. Myrmecological News 16, 149-156. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]


 * Bharti H. and S.A. Akbar. 2014a. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 17(4):811-815. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2014.07.014


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]
 * [[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. 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. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1136


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * 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. PDF]]


 * 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 & Sharma 2011d.pdf| Bharti, H. & Yash Paul Sharma. 2011a. Myrmica elmesi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) a new species from Himalaya. ZooKeys 124: 51–58. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]
 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[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. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bharti 2014.pdf|Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2014b. New synonymy of Proceratium williamsi Tiwari (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys 88:69-72. PDF]]


 * [[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 PDF]]


 * 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