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Ant species diversity in Karnataka, India's urban area, was determined. This study unfolds the variety and distribution of ants' fauna in the Teresian college campus, Mysuru. The ants were sampled using an intensive allout search method from December 2021 to May 2022. The collected specimens were identified using Ali and Bolton's taxonomic key and ant web. A total of 25 species belonging to 15 genera and five subfamilies were identified. The most dominating subfamilies were Myrmicinae representing the five genera with nine species, Formicinae with three genera and eight species and the subfamilies Ponerinae and Dolichoderinae, which included three genera and three species each. The Pseudomyrmicinae subfamily comprises a single species and genera. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]