Distribution of (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Ants Diversity in Pohara Forest Area of Amravati Region, Maharashtra State, India

The distribution of ants diversity in Pohara forest area of Amravati region has been studied. This Pohara region is located near the Wadali garden of Amravati region. In this region we identified different types of formicidae ants. This study was tried to explore the distribution of ants in Pohara forest area. In this area, three species of ants with three genera were identified. Three species namely Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta; Carpenter ant, Camponotus and Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis were observed. Out of these Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta; was most dominant in this studied area.