Ants of India  

International Conference on Ants and Other Social Hymenoptera (6th AneT) held at Department of Zoology, Punjabi University Patiala, India was attended by about 35 scientists from abroad representing 15 countries deliberated on various core issues. Dr. John R. Fellowes presented the keynote address on Ants in Biodiversity Conservation: A Proposed IUCN Ant’s Specialist Group And Its Possible Functions. Dr. Rudolph J. Kohout was honoured for his Lifetime contribution to the field of Myrmecology. Dr. Himender Bharti Vice President ANeT and Organizing Secretary for the conference launched ANeT India chapter during this conference. Dr. Martin Pfeiffer of University of Ulm, Germany discussed the role of ants in ecology. 

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