List of ants of Sri Lanka
























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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.




Contents






  • 1 Ants


    • 1.1 Subfamily: Amblyoponinae


    • 1.2 Subfamily: Aneuretinae


    • 1.3 Subfamily: Dolichoderinae


    • 1.4 Subfamily: Dorylinae


    • 1.5 Subfamily: Ectatomminae


    • 1.6 Subfamily: Formicinae


    • 1.7 Subfamily: Leptanillinae


    • 1.8 Subfamily: Myrmecinae


    • 1.9 Subfamily: Ponerinae


    • 1.10 Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References





Ants


Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae


Ants are social insects that can be found in terrestrial ecosystems. They are also very common in human settlements, as well as in forest floor. Well over 6000 species of ants were found and described, and new species are about to discover. Sri Lanka is home to 229 species of ants that included to 66 genera and 12 subfamilies. There are 102 endemic species in Sri Lanka, with 48.6% of endemism. One endemic genus Aneuretus is also included to the list. The following list is according to the Ants of Sri Lanka by Prof. R.K. Sriyani Dias 2014 comprehensive edition by Biodiversity Secretariat on Ministry of Environmental and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka.[1]



Subfamily: Amblyoponinae


  • Stigmatomma testaceum


Subfamily: Aneuretinae



  • Aneuretus simoni - Sri Lanka Relict Ant (endemic)




Aneuretus simoni - An endemic ant species of Sri Lanka



Subfamily: Dolichoderinae



  • Dolichoderus taprobanae

  • Tapinoma indicum

  • Tapinoma melanocephalum

  • Technomyrmex albipes





Technomyrmex albipes - Known as "Kalu kumbiya" in Sri Lanka



  • Technomyrmex bicolor

  • Technomyrmex detorquens

  • Technomyrmex elatior

  • Technomyrmex horni



Subfamily: Dorylinae



  • Aenictus aitkenii

  • Aenictus biroi

  • Aenictus ceylonicus

  • Aenictus gracilis

  • Aenictus pachycerus

  • Aenictus porizonoides

  • Cerapachys coecus

  • Cerapachys fossulatus

  • Cerapachys fragosus

  • Cerapachys luteoviger

  • Cerapachys typhlus

  • Dorylus orientalis



Subfamily: Ectatomminae


  • Gnamptogenys coxalis


Subfamily: Formicinae



  • Acropyga acutiventris

  • Acropyga rubescens

  • Anoplolepis gracilipes





Anoplolepis gracilipes - Known as "Ambalaya" in Sri Lanka, is a troublesome species in houses



  • Camponotus albipes

  • Camponotus auriculatus

  • Camponotus barbatus

  • Camponotus ceylonicus

  • Camponotus greeni

  • Camponotus fletcheri

  • Camponotus indeflexus

  • Camponotus irritans

  • Camponotus isabellae

  • Camponotus latebrosus

  • Camponotus maculatus


  • Camponotus mendax - ssp. integer

  • Camponotus mitis

  • Camponotus ominosus

  • Camponotus rufoglaucus


  • Camponotus reticulatus - ssp. yerburyi

  • Camponotus sericeus

  • Camponotus sesquipedalis

  • Camponotus simoni


  • Camponotus thraso - ssp. diogenes

  • Camponotus varians


  • Camponotus variegatus - ssp. infuscoides, intrans

  • Camponotus wedda

  • Dolichoderus taprobanae


  • Lepisiota capensis - ssp. lunaris

  • Myrmoteras ceylonicum


  • Nylanderia taylori - ssp. levis

  • Nylanderia vagabunda

  • Nylanderia yerburyi





Oecophylla smaragdina - A common ant species in Sri Lanka, commonly known as "Dimiya"



  • Oecophylla smaragdina

  • Paratrechina longicornis

  • Plagiolepis pissina

  • Polyrhachis aedipus

  • Polyrhachis bugnioni


  • Polyrhachis convexa - ssp. isabellae

  • Polyrhachis curvispina

  • Polyrhachis exercita

  • Polyrhachis gibbosa


  • Polyrhachis hippomanes - ssp. ceylonensis

  • Polyrhachis horni

  • Polyrhachis illaudata

  • Polyrhachis jerdonii

  • Polyrhachis nigra

  • Polyrhachis punctillata

  • Polyrhachis rastellata

  • Polyrhachis rupicapra

  • Polyrhachis scissa

  • Polyrhachis sophocles

  • Polyrhachis thrinax


  • Polyrhachis tibialis - ssp. pectita

  • Polyrhachis xanthippe

  • Polyrhachis yerburyi

  • Prenolepis naoroji

  • Pseudolasius isabellae



Subfamily: Leptanillinae



  • Leptanilla besucheti

  • Protanilla schoedli



Subfamily: Myrmecinae



  • Acanthomyrmex luciolae

  • Anillomyrma decamera

  • Calyptomyrmex singalensis

  • Calyptomyrmex tamil

  • Calyptomyrmex vedda


  • Cardiocondyla emeryi - ssp. emeryi

  • Cardiocondyla minutior

  • Cardiocondyla nuda

  • Carebara bruni

  • Carebara butteli

  • Carebara ceylonensis

  • Carebara deponens


  • Carebara diversa - ssp. taprobanae

  • Carebara escherichi

  • Carebara nana

  • Carebara pygmaea

  • Carebara sinhala

  • Cataulacus granulatus

  • Cataulacus simoni

  • Cataulacus taprobanae

  • Crematogaster anthracina

  • Crematogaster apicalis

  • Crematogaster biroi

  • Crematogaster brunnescens

  • Crematogaster consternens

  • Crematogaster desecta


  • Crematogaster dohrni - ssp. dohrni, gigas

  • Crematogaster pellens

  • Crematogaster ransonneti

  • Crematogaster rogeri

  • Crematogaster rogenhoferi


  • Crematogaster rothneyi - ssp. haputalensis

  • Dilobocondyla didita

  • Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus

  • Meranoplus bicolor

  • Meranoplus boltoni

  • Meranoplus levis

  • Meranoplus loebli

  • Metapone greeni

  • Metapone johni

  • Monomorium consternens

  • Monomorium floricola

  • Monomorium pharaonis

  • Monomorium latinode

  • Monomorium subopacum

  • Monomorium taprobanae

  • Myrmicaria brunnea

  • Paratopula ceylonica

  • Pheidole barreleti

  • Pheidole ceylonica

  • Pheidole diffidens

  • Pheidole gracilipes

  • Pheidole horni


  • Pheidole latinoda - ssp. angustior, latinoda, peradeniyae

  • Pheidole malinsii

  • Pheidole megacephala

  • Pheidole nietneri

  • Pheidole noda

  • Pheidole parva

  • Pheidole pronotalis

  • Pheidole rugosa


  • Pheidole spathifera - ssp. yerburyi


  • Pheidole sulcaticeps - ssp. sulcaticeps, vellicans


  • Pheidole templaria - ssp. euscrobata

  • Pheidologeton diversus

  • Recurvidris pickburni

  • Rhopalomastix escherichi

  • Solenopsis geminata

  • Solenopsis nitens

  • Stereomyrmex horni

  • Strumigenys godeffroyi

  • Strumigenys inopinata

  • Strumigenys lewisi

  • Strumigenys lyroessa

  • Strumigenys veddha

  • Tetramorium bicarinatum

  • Tetramorium curvispinosum

  • Tetramorium pacificum

  • Tetramorium pilosum

  • Tetramorium simillimum

  • Tetramorium tonganum

  • Tetramorium tortuosum

  • Tetramorium transversarium

  • Tetramorium yerburyi

  • Trichomyrmex criniceps

  • Trichomyrmex destructor


  • Trichomyrmex emeryi - ssp. laevior

  • Trichomyrmex rogeri

  • Tyrannomyrmex legatus

  • Vollenhovia escherichi



Subfamily: Ponerinae



  • Anochetus consultans

  • Anochetus longifossatus

  • Anochetus madaraszi

  • Anochetus nietneri

  • Anochetus pangens

  • Anochetus yerburyi

  • Bothroponera tesseronoda

  • Brachyponera luteipes

  • Brachyponera obscurans


  • Centromyrmex feae - ssp. ceylonicus

  • Cryptopone testacea

  • Diacamma ceylonense

  • Diacamma indicum

  • Diacamma rugosum


  • Harpegnathos saltator - ssp. taprobanae

  • Hypoponera ceylonensis

  • Hypoponera confinis

  • Hypoponera ragusai

  • Hypoponera taprobanae

  • Leptogenys diminuta

  • Leptogenys exudans

  • Leptogenys falcigera

  • Leptogenys hysterica

  • Leptogenys meritans

  • Leptogenys pruinosa

  • Leptogenys peuqueti

  • Leptogenys processionalis

  • Leptogenys yerburyi

  • Leptogenys peuqueti

  • Mesoponera melanaria

  • Myopias amblyops

  • Myopopone castanea

  • Odontomachus simillimus

  • Pachycondyla luteipes

  • Platythyrea parallela

  • Platythyrea clypeata

  • Pseudoneoponera rufipes



Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae



  • Tetraponera allaborans


  • Tetraponera nigra - var. insularis

  • Tetraponera rufonigra


The following species were also described from Sri Lanka, but their true identities are currently unknown due to lack of experiments.



  • Formica fuscicauda

  • Formica subpicea

  • Myrmica obscurata

  • Myrmica pilinodis



See also



  • Ants of Sri Lanka, a book by Dr. Shriyani Dias


References





  1. ^ Dias, Sriyani R.K. (2014). Ants of Sri Lanka. Battaramulla: Biodiversity Secretariat on Ministry of Environmental and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka. p. 273. ISBN 978-955-0033-73-7..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  • http://www.kln.ac.lk/science/antDB/

  • http://www.lakdasun.org/forum/index.php?topic=1887.0

  • http://www.antweb.org/

  • http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka




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