Studies on Roadside Soil Inhabiting Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kolkata with Reference to the Effects of Lead Emitted Through Automobile Exhaust

Introduction. Literature review. Materials and methods. Observations. A. Systematic account: 1. Subfamily Dorylinae. Genus Dorylus Fabricius. Dorylus orientalis Westwood. 2. Subfamily Ponerinae. Genus Amblyopone Erichson. Amblyopone rothneyi Forel, 1900. 3. Genus Anochetus Mayr. Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870. 4. Genus Diacamma Mayr. Diacamma rugosum (Le Guillou, 1842). 5. Genus Hypoponera Santschi. Hypoponera truncata (Smith, 1860).  6. Genus Pachycondyla Smith. Pachycondyla rufipes (Jerdon, 1851). 7. Subfamily Cerapachyinae. Genus Cerapachys Smith. Cerapachys typhlus (Roger, 1861). 8. Subfamily Dolichoderinae. Genus Tapinoma Foerster. 8. Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793). 9. Genus Technomyrmex Mayr. Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, 1861). 10. Subfamily Formicinae. Genus Camponotus Mayr. Componotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787). 11. Genus paratrechina Motschoulsky. Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802). 12. Genus Plagiolepis Mayr. Plagiolepis Jerdonii Forel, 1894. 13. Genus Polyrhachis Smith. Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893. 14. Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. Genus Tetraponera Smith. Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859). 15. Subfamily Myrmicinae. Genus Cardiocondyla Emery. Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, 1866). 16. Genus Carebara Westwood. Carebara lignata westwood, 1840. 17. Genus crematogaster Lund. Crematogaster rothneyi Mayr, 1879. 18. Genus Lophomyrmex emery. Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus (Jerdon, 1851). 19. Genus Meranoplus Smith. Meranoplus bicolor (Guer., 1844). 20. Genus Messor Forel. Messor Barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767). 21. Genus monomorium Mayr. Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851). 22. Genus Oligomyrmex Mayr. Oligomyrmex asinus Forel, 1902. 23. Genus Pheidole westwood. Pheidole roberti Forel, 1902. 24. Genus Pheidologeton Mayr. Pheidologeton diversus (Jerdon, 1851). 25. Genus Recurvidris Bolton. Recurvidris recurvispinosa (Forel, 1890). 26. Genus solenopsis Westwood. Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804). 27. Genus tetramorium Mayr. Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890). B. Faunal composition. C. Seasonal variation. D. Comparative study. E. Bioassay. F. Statistical analysis. Discussion. Summary. Acknowledgements. References.