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 Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900 MATERIAL EXAMINED. India : West Bengal , District Alipurduar , Buxa Tiger Reserve , East Damanpur Range , 26°37'067" N, 89°33'633" E, 27.III 2019 , 5 workers , leg. Arnab Mandi ( Reg. No. 23389/H3) DISTRIBUTION. India ( Karnataka , Sikkim , West Bengal ), Sri Lanka , New Guinea , Australia . REMARKS. This species was described based on queen from Barrackpore, West Bengal . Our specimens are collected from the nest under the bark of Sal tree.