List of ants of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a tropical island country situated near to the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. Sri Lanka is home to at least 229 species of ants which span 66 genera and 12 subfamilies. There are 102 endemic species in Sri Lanka, comprising 48.6% of ant species on the island. 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]

Ants

Subfamily: Amblyoponinae

Subfamily: Aneuretinae

Aneuretus simoni - An endemic ant species of Sri Lanka

Subfamily: Dolichoderinae

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

Subfamily: Dorylinae

Subfamily: Ectatomminae

Subfamily: Formicinae

Anoplolepis gracilipes - Known as "Ambalaya" in Sri Lanka, is a troublesome species in houses
Oecophylla smaragdina - A common ant species in Sri Lanka, commonly known as "Dimiya"

Subfamily: Leptanillinae

Subfamily: Myrmicinae

Subfamily: Ponerinae

Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae

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

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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.
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