| Indian jumping ant | |
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| Worker of H. saltator killing a foreign queen (top) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Harpegnathos |
| Species: | H. saltator
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpegnathos saltator (T. C. Jerdon, 1851)
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| Synonyms | |
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Drepanognathus saltator Jerdon, 1851 | |
Harpegnathos saltator, sometimes called the Indian jumping ant or Jerdon's jumping ant, is a species of ant found in India. They have long mandibles and have the ability to leap a few inches.[1] They are large-eyed and active predators that hunt mainly in the early morning. The colonies are small and the difference between workers and queens is very slight.
- ^ C. Baroni Urbani; G. S. Boyan; A. Blarer; J. Billen; T. M. Musthak Ali (1994). "A novel mechanism for jumping in the Indian ant Harpegnathos saltator (Jerdon) (Formicidae, Ponerinae)". Experientia. 50: 63–71. doi:10.1007/BF01992052. S2CID 42304237.