A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India. Author Jerdon, T. C. text Madras Journal of Literature and Science 1851 17 103 127 http://antbase.org/ants/publications/4764/4764.pdf journal article 4764 28. Ponera processionalis , N. S. Worker, length l- 3 rd of an inch; head oblong, advanced ante-riorly; eyes medial, large; antennae moderately long, thickened at the end; jaws triangular, strongly four toothed; thorax wide, not grooved; abdominal pedicle of equal width with the thorax, square truncated; colour shining black. I have met this species over most of India. It lives in the ground in very numerous societies, is most frequent in jungly district, occasionally a vast column of them, 3 or 4 deep, may be seen crossing a road, and I have traced the column for 40 and 50 yards. It stings very severely.