Overview of the ant genus Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India and Sri Lanka, with an illustrated key and the description of a new species Author Akbar, Shahid Ali 5A0AC4C2-B427-43AD-840E-7BB4F2565A8B Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir - 191132, India. kingakbarali@gmail.com Author Bharti, Himender 5CFEBC9B-3CA9-4459-83A6-6D7B61B984B7 Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab - 147002, India. himenderbharti@gmail.com Author Schifani, Enrico 18D1CCD1-4A50-452E-8CD8-225596E5304B Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma - 43124 Parma, Italy. enrico.schifani@unipr.it Author Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad 6F19EB1F-5DDC-4722-BBD3-F75C29F901D9 Department of Zoology, Imtiyaz Memorial Government Degree College, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir - 192303, India. aijaz_shoorida@yahoo.co.in text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-11-20 908 77 107 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2339/10187 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2339 2118-9773 10158922 0F6C37D2-DD6A-49E8-9447-5666859BE75E Vollenhovia pfeifferi Bharti, Dhadwal & Rilta, 2023 Fig. 9 Vollenhovia pfeifferi Bharti, Dhadwal & Rilta in Dhadwal et al ., 2023: 4 . Type locality: Kerala , Parambikulum Tiger Reserve , Karimala [ Holotype : PUAC , type series examined in Dhadwal et al . 2023 ] . Material examined INDIA • 8 workers ; Kerala , Periyar Tiger Reserve ; 9°46′ N , 77°14′ E ; alt. 1005 m ; 10 Oct. 2011 ; hand picking ; S.A. Akbar leg.; PUAC0018 to PUAC0025 . Worker measurements & indices ( 11 specimens , 2 colonies, 2 localities) CL 0.56–0.70, CW 0.51–0.55, CS 0.53–0.62, EL 0.09–0.13, ML 0.60–0.76, PEH 0.22–0.33, PEL 0.16– 0.22, PEW 0.18–0.21, PPH 0.19–0.24, PPL 0.16–0.23, PPW 0.21–0.25, PW 0.37–0.43, SL 0.34–0.40. Indices: CL/CW 1.10–1.30, EL/ CS 0.16–0.22, ML / CS 1.00–1.36, PEH/ CS 0.39–0.63, PEL/ CS 0.27– 0.39, PEW / CS 0.31–0.37, PPH/ CS 0.32–0.43, PPL/ CS 0.27–0.41, PPW/ CS 0.35–0.45, PW / CS 0.64– 0.78, SL/ CS 0.61–072. Remarks Due to its dentiform propodeal spines, Vollenhovia pfeifferi appears unique among its congeners in the region and thus is easily recognizable ( Dhadwal et al. 2023 ). We report a second locality for this recently described taxon of the Western Ghats, based on samples collected in the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Distribution India ( Kerala ) ( Dhadwal et al. 2023 ).