Lordomyrma, Emery, 1897

Dhadwal, Tarun & Bharti, Himender, 2022, Lordomyrma mewasinghi, a new species of the ant genus Lordomyrmya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, Asian Myrmecology (e 016001) 16, pp. 1-7 : 5-6

Identification key to the known species of the genus Lordomyrma from India based on the worker caste (modified after Bharti & Ali, 2013).

1. In profile view, propodeal spines very long, distinctly longer than propodeal lobes (Figs: A) .... 2 In profile view, propodeal spines very short, only slightly longer than propodeal lobes (Figs: B)..... ........................................ L. mewasinghi sp. nov.

2. Body colour medium-dark reddish brown with appendages lighter orange brown; clypeus smooth, without hourglass shape; occipital collar shining medially, with a very finely shagreened margin; head ventrally smooth and shiny; mesosomal profile lacking a metanotal indentation (Fig: A, B)... ....................................... L. lakshmi Taylor, 2012

– Body colour dull black with appendages light reddish black; clypeus sculptured, moderately shiny with a pair of strong carinae that converge centrally and diverge anteriorly and posteriorly, forming an hourglass shape; occipital collar sculptured and with fine shagreened margin; head ventrally striate; mesosomal profile with a metanotal Indentation (Figs: C, D) ....................................... .............................. L. taylori Bharti & Ali, 2013