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Abstract: Ants are animals belonging to the family Formicidae of Order Hymenoptera under the Class Insecta. There are more than 12000 ant species which are known it in this world. Ants show tremendous diversity, numerical and biomass dominance in almost every habitat throughout the world. Ants are one of the most diverse and ubiquitous groups of social insects. They act as ecological indicators and ecosystem engineers. In this study, Ant species diversity at Contai Municipality, Purba Medinipur West Bengal , India has been discussed. Present study reveals the distribution of ant fauna in human habitats located around Contai town. During study, 15 species of ants has been identified. The recorded ants belonging to five subfamilies: Formicinae, Myrmicinae, Ponernae, Dolichoderinae and Pseudomyrmicinae. In the studied area, totally 15 species belonging to 5 subfamilies of ants were recorded. Out of the five subfamilies, the Formicinae was the most dominant subfamily in terms of species richness followed by Myrmicinae , Pseudomyrmicinae, Dolichoderinae and Ponernae.