The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist

Abstract An updated checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Sri Lanka is presented. These include representatives of eleven of the 17 known extant subfamilies with 341 valid ant species in 79 genera. Lioponera longitarsus Mayr, 1879 is reported as a new species country record for Sri Lanka. Notes about type localities, depositories, and relevant references to each species record are given. Accounts of the dubious and some undetermined species from Sri Lanka are also provided. 82 species (24%) are endemic whereas 18 species that are non-native to Sri Lanka are recorded. The list provides a synthesis of the regional taxonomical work carried out to date and will serve as a baseline for future studies on the ant fauna of this biodiversity hotspot.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  ZooKeys

• Publication date

  2020-09-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3897/zookeys.967.54432PMID 32999587PMCID 7508952
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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