title: A new carpenter ant, Camponotusparabarbatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India.
abstract: A new species of carpenter ant, collected in the Shivalik range of Himalaya is described and illustrated based on the worker and gyne castes under the name Camponotusparabarbatus sp. n. Presence of dense, short setae on gena and ventral surface of head resembles it most to Camponotusbarbatus Roger, 1863 distributed in Southeast Asia. A regional identification key of Camponotus species is provided from the Shivalik hills of Indian Himalaya.
authors.affiliation: Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
authors.forename: Himender
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bharti
authors.affiliation: Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
authors.forename: Aijaz Ahmad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wachkoo
keywords: Camponotus; Formicinae; Himalaya; India; new species