THE BUXA TIGER RESERVE AS A ‘ HOT SPOT’ OF ANT DIVERSITY IN WEST BENGAL STATE (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) Author Saroj, S. Author Mandi, A. Author Basak, N. Author Mandal, P. text Far Eastern Entomologist 2024 2024-07-31 503 16 22 http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.503.3 journal article 10.25221/fee.503.3 2713-2196 13260758 3268F24C-9005-45A1-8E4E-40F0923BD54A Colobopsis vitrea angustula (Emery, 1925) MATERIAL EXAMINED. India : West Bengal , District Alipurduar , Buxa Tiger Reserve , East Damanpur Range , 26°37'067" N, 089°33'633" E, 27.III 2019 , 1 worker , leg. S. Sheela ( Reg. No. 32547/H3) . DISTRIBUTION. India , Bangladesh , Singapore . REMARKS. This taxon was described from Singapore as distinct species and later recorded from from Barrackpore (West Bengal) ( Bingham, 1903 ) and Bangladesh ( Hannan 2003 ). We also found this subspecies in West Bengal after a gap of 120 years from its first registration in India .