FORMICINAE
Acropyga: 2 species
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862: 243. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2238–2240 syntype worker and queens examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1862: 244), Ceylon (Forel 1894: 418), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 395), Weligama (Forel 1913b: 663), Botanical Garden, Peradeniya (Lapolla 2004: 33), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 71); Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 108), Ihakuluwewa (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 28), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 210), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 7), Sri Lanka (Taylor 1992: 58), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2002: 23), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sri Lanka (Jaitrong and Nabhitabhata 2005: 10), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2238–2240 (AntWeb 2020).
Acropyga rubescens Forel, 1894
Acropyga acutiventris var. rubescens Forel, 1894: 418. TL: [Belgam] Belgaum: India [Syntypes: HNHM, MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0916667, CASENT 0903175, CASENT 0909898 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 227); Ratnapura, Kandy (Lapolla 2004: 34); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 28), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 211), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0909900 (AntWeb 2020).
Anoplolepis: 1 species
Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith F, 1857)
Formica gracilipes Smith F, 1857: 55. TL: Singapore [Syntypes: NHMUK, OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0102951, CASENT 0103001, CASENT 0903237 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Pointe de Galle (Emery 1887a: 247), Kandy, Galle, Matale (Emery 1893a: 253), Ceylon (Forel 1894: 415), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 4), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 226), Peradeniya, Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 100), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 443), Cashew Corporation-East, eastern Sri Lanka (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias 2006a: 45), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 71), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 109), Kuluna Kanda Proposed Forest Reserve, Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 25), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Mathew 1984: 308), Ceylon (Mukherji and Ribeiro 1925: 208), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 7), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 279), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2000: 352), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 348), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 496), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 620), Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2005: 4), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Dunhinda Falls, Uda Walawe, Peradenyia: ANIC 32-012852–32-012856; CASENT 0246608 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus: 41 species/subspecies
Camponotus albipes Emery, 1893
Camponotus albipes Emery, 1893a: 253. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905459 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 253); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 772), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 138), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 230), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0905459 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus angusticollis (Jerdon, 1851)
Formica angusticollis Jerdon, 1851: 120. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kottawa (Emery 1893a: 250), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 8), Ceylon (Forel 1912c: 67).
Camponotus auriculatus Mayr, 1897
Camponotus auriculatus Mayr, 1897: 432. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: HNHM, NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915603, CASENT 0922416 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1897: 435); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 711), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 138), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 230), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0915603, CASENT 0922416 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus barbatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus barbatus Roger, 1863: 138. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2427, 2428 syntype worker and queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 138), Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 233), Bandarawela (Emery 1901: 121); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 769), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 711), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 92), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 243), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 71), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2427, 2428 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus barbatus infuscoides Bingham, 1903
Camponotus taylori var. infuscoides Bingham, 1903: 354. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910135 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 354), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 93), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 243); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910135 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus barbatus taylori Forel, 1892
Camponotus maculatus r. taylori Forel, 1892a: 241. TL: [Orissa] Odisha: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910133, 0910134 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 711); Paradeniya (Forel 1907b: 19); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 93), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 243), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 71), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 281), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 502), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 36), Sri Lanka (Tak 2010: 140); AntWeb records: Paradeniya: CASENT 0910132, CASENT 0917853 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus carin Emery, 1889
Camponotus dorycus r. carin Emery, 1889: 512. TL: Tenasserim, M. Mooleyit: Myanmar [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905251, 0905252 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 236).
Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787)
Formica compressa Fabricius, 1787: 307. TL: Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 241), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 396), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 112), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 25), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 98), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 458), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 7), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1997: 449), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 69), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2000: 352), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 354), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 160), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 500), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 168), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004b: 86), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 616), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 378), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 264), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 169), Sri Lanka (Tak et al. 2007: 129), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 11), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 34), Sri Lanka (Tak 2010: 140), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 46), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Jaffna: SAM-HYM-C 001820 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus fletcheri Donisthorpe, 1942
Camponotus fletcheri Donisthorpe, 1942c: 250. TL: Humbantota: Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903578 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Hambantota (Donisthorpe 1942c: 251); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 241), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Hambantota: CASENT 0903578 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus greeni Forel, 1911
Camponotus greeni Forel, 1911c: 54. TL: Namunukula: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910540, 0910541 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Namunukula (Forel 1911c: 55); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 231), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Namunukula: CASENT 0910540, 0910541 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus indeflexus (Walker, 1859)
Formica indeflexa Walker, 1859: 373. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903580 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 373); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 199), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903580 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus irritans (Smith F, 1857)
Formica irritans Smith F, 1857: 55. TL: [Malac] Melaka: Malaysia [Syntype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901899 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 769), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 113), Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 25), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016a: 53); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 353), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 93), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 246), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 270), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 169), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004b: 86), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 379), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 170), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 34), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Camponotus isabellae Forel, 1909
Camponotus isabellae Forel, 1909: 399. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910539 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ambalangoda (Forel 1909: 401); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 270), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910539 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus latebrosus (Walker, 1859)
Formica latebrosa Walker, 1859: 371. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903584 holotype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 371); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 200), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903584 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus mendax Forel, 1895
Camponotus sericeus var. mendax Forel, 1895a: 454. TL: Mysore: India [Syntype: MHNG].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Camponotus mendax integer Forel, 1895
Camponotus sericeus var. integer Forel, 1895a: 454. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910448 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1895a: 455), Galle (Forel 1908: 6), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 227), Seenigoda, Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 129); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 773), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 241); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910448 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus mitis (Smith F, 1858)
Formica mitis Smith F, 1858: 20. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903590 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith F, 1858: 20), Galle, Kandy, Colombo (Emery 1893a: 251), Pattipola, Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 6), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 228), Peradeniya (Karavaiev 1929: 239); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 96), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 252), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 72), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 501), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 264), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903590 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus oblongus (Smith F, 1858)
Formica oblonga Smith F, 1858: 21. TL: [Birmah] Myanmar [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903585 holotype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Hakgala (Forel 1908: 6), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 113), Marawila (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 270), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 501), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 617), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Camponotus ominosus Forel, 1911
Camponotus ominosus Forel, 1911c: 52. TL: Namunukula: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910522, 0910523 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Namunukula (Forel 1911c: 53); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 138), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 233), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Namunukula: CASENT 0910522, 0910523 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879: 648. TL: West Bengal: Kolkata: India [Syntypes: NHMW].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya, Peradeniya (Forel 1908: 6), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 227), Peradeniya, Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 129); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 242).
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus micans r. paria Emery, 1889: 513. TL: Yangon [Rangoon, Birmania]: Myanmar [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905350, CASENT 0905805 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 238), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 6), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 227); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 458), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 70), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 280), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 354), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 170); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0905350 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus reticulatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus reticulatus Roger, 1863: 139. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB?].
Distribution. Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 139), Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 233), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Namalweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 233), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Camponotus reticulatus latitans Forel, 1893
Camponotus reticulatus var. latitans Forel, 1893b: 431. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910528, 0910529 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893b: 431), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 228); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 772), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 234); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910528, 0910529 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus reticulatus yerburyi Forel, 1893
Camponotus reticulatus yerburyi Forel, 1893b: 431. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910533, 0910534 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kottawa (Emery 1893a: 253), Ceylon (Forel 1893b: 432), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 228); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 772), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 234); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910533, 0910534 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)
Formica rufoglauca Jerdon, 1851: 124. TL: Carnatic, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 238), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 252), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 6), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 227), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 129), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 114), Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa, Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 105), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 458), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 238), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1997: 450), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 70), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 355), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 160), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 264), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)
Formica sericea Fabricius, 1798: 279. TL: Senegal [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 231), Kottawa, Colombo (Emery 1893a: 254), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Ceylon (Forel 1908: 6), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 129), Peradeniya (Karavaiev 1929: 240), eastern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation-West, western Sri Lanka, Panadura, Pushparanghnam Estate (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 115), Namalweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1922: 974), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 125), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 458), Ceylon (Menozzi 1934: 165), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 242), Ceylon (Prins 1963: 107), Ceylon (Prins 1964: 92), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 69), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 271), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 356), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 160), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 169), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 617), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 170), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 38), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 46), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Kandy: SAM-HYM-C 005593 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus sesquipedalis Roger, 1863
Camponotus sesquipedalis Roger, 1863: 137. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB?].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 137); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 90), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 250), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Camponotus simoni Emery, 1893
Camponotus simoni Emery, 1893a: 250. TL: Kottawa, Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905249, 0905250 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kottawa, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 250), Pattipola, Puwakpitiya, Peradeniya (Forel 1908: 6), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 227); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 768), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 90), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 250), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Kottawa, Kandy, Up Country: CASENT 0905249, 0905250, CASENT 0906989 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus sklarus Bolton, 1995
Camponotus sklarus Bolton, 1995: 124. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903596 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 250), Kandy (Bolton 1995: 124); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 71), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 264); AntWeb records: Kandy, Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903596 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus thraso Forel, 1893
Camponotus maculatus r. thraso Forel, 1893b: 432. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910117 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893b: 433), Trincomalee, Anuradhapura (Emery 1901: 121); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 92), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 251), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 72), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910117 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus maculatus subsp. diogenes Forel, 1909: 396. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910120, 0910121 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1909: 396), Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 63); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 251); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910120, 0910121 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus varians Roger, 1863
Camponotus varians Roger, 1863: 138. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2276, 2277 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 139), Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 232), Kandy, Matale (Emery 1893a: 252); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 772), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 139), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 234), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0906967, FOCOL 2276, 2277 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus variegatus (Smith F, 1858)
Formica variegata Smith F, 1858: 19. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903586, 0903587 syntype worker and queen examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith, F. 1858: 19), Trincomalee, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 252), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 227), Peradeniya, Seenigoda, Haputale (Forel 1913a: 125); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 95), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 458), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 251), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 71), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 265), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 37), Sri Lanka (Tak 2010: 141), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903587 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus variegatus bacchus (Smith F, 1858)
Formica bacchus Smith F, 1858: 21. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903588 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith, F. 1858: 21), Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 242), Colombo (Forel 1907b: 19), Pattipola, Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 6), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 227), Ceylon (Forel 1913a: 125), Nalanda (Forel 1913b: 664); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 251); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903588, 0903589 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus variegatus crassinodis Forel, 1892
Camponotus mitis var. crassinodis Forel, 1892a: 230. TL: Myanmar [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910165, 0910166 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 125); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 249).
Camponotus variegatus dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus mitis var. dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893: 243. TL: Bhamò [Birmania]: Myanmar [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905329 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 243).
Camponotus variegatus fuscithorax Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus mitis var. fuscithorax Dalla Torre, 1893: 243. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910167 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 243), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 252), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 397), Dividsogala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 228), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 125); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 96), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 251).
Camponotus variegatus infuscus Forel, 1892
Camponotus maculatus r. infuscus Forel, 1892a: 242. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910173, 0910174 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892a: 242), Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 252), Nuwara Elyia (Emery 1901: 121), Pidurutalagala, Hakgala, Pattipola (Forel 1908: 6), Haputale (Forel 1913a: 126); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 96), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 252), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 169); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910173, 0910174 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus variegatus intrans Forel, 1911
Camponotus maculatus subsp. intrans Forel, 1911c: 49 TL: Namunukula: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910171, 0910172 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Namunukula (Forel: 1911c: 50); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 96), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 252); AntWeb records: Namunukula: CASENT 0910171, 0910172 (AntWeb 2020).
Camponotus variegatus somnificus Forel, 1902
Camponotus maculatus r. somnificus Forel, 1902a: 287. TL: Coonoor (Nilgiris), Tamil Nadu: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910185 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Hakgala, Bandarawela (Forel 1908: 6), Haputale (Forel 1913a: 128); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 72), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 252).
Camponotus wedda Forel, 1908
Camponotus wedda Forel, 1908: 6. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910543, 0910544 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1908: 6), Ambalangoda (Forel 1909: 399), Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 67); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 140), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 234), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910543, 0910544 (AntWeb 2020).
Colobopsis: 2 species
Colobopsis badia (Smith F, 1857)
Formica badia Smith F, 1857: 54. TL: Singapore [Syntypes: NHMUK, OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901897, CASENT 0903597 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 150); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 264); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903597 (AntWeb 2020).
Colobopsis ceylonica (Emery, 1925)
Camponotus ceylonicus Emery, 1925: 145. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG?].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 145); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 145), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 223), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18).
Lepisiota: 7 species/subspecies
Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)
Acantholepis capensis Mayr, 1862: 699. TL: [Cap] Western Cape: South Africa [Syntypes: NHMW, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0915714, 0915715, FOCOL 2208 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1894: 414), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 116), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 262), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 171), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Lepisiota fergusoni (Forel, 1895)
Acantholepis fergusoni Forel, 1895a: 459. TL: Travancore: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909883 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Jayanthipura (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Namalweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34).
Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1855)
Hypoclinea frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855: 378. TL: [Syracus] Sicily: Italy; Attica: Greece; El Kantara: Algeria [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0909884, FOCOL 2199–2201 syntype workers and queen examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 116), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34).
Lepisiota lunaris (Emery, 1893)
Acantholepis lunaris Emery, 1893a: 250. TL: Colombo: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905157 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Colombo (Emery 1893a: 250), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 395); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 24), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 209); AntWeb records: Colombo: CASENT 0905157 (AntWeb 2020).
Lepisiota opaca (Forel, 1892)
Acantholepis opaca Forel, 1892b: 43. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntypes: MHNG, MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905158, CASENT 0909893 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 117), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34).
Lepisiota pulchella (Forel, 1892)
Acantholepis opaca r. pulchella Forel, 1892b: 43. TL: [Poona] Pune [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909894 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 34).
Lepisiota rothneyi wroughtonii (Forel, 1902)
Plagiolepis rothneyi r. wroughtonii Forel, 1902a: 292. TL: Ootacamune, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909869 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bandarawela (Forel 1913b: 663).
Myrmoteras: 1 species
Myrmoteras ceylonicum Gregg, 1957
Myrmoteras ceylonica Gregg, 1957: 41. TL: Udawattakele Sanctuary, Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Paratype: FMNH]. [Images of FMNHINS 0000062663 paratype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Udawattakele Sanctuary, Kandy (Gregg 1957: 44), Udawattakele Sanctuary, Kandy (Moffett 1985: 27); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Zettel and Sorger 2011: 66), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Kandy, Udawattakele Sanctuary: FMNHINS 0000062663 (AntWeb 2020).
Nylanderia: 7 species/subspecies
Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)
Prenolepis nodifera r. bourbonica Forel, 1886: 210. TL: St. Denis, Réunion [Syntypes: MHNG].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80).
Nylanderia indica (Forel, 1894)
Prenolepis indica Forel, 1894: 409. TL: [Poona] Pune: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911008 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1894: 409), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Hakgalla (Forel 1908: 4), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 227), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 220), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 9), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 276), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Nylanderia taylori (Forel, 1894)
Prenolepis taylori Forel, 1894: 410. TL: [Orissa] Odisha: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911011 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902a: 292), Trincomalee (Forel 1913b: 663); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 712), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 220), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 276), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 41), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Nylanderia taylori levis (Forel, 1913)
Prenolepis taylori r. levis Forel, 1913a: 104. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911012 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 104); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 217); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0911012 (AntWeb 2020).
Nylanderia vagabunda (Motschoulsky, 1863)
Paratrechina vagabunda Motschoulsky, 1863: 13. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Type: UNK].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Motschoulsky 1863: 13); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 218).
Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)
Formica vividula Nylander, 1846a: 900. TL: Finland [Lectotype: MZH]. [Images of CASENT 0102536 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 218); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19).
Nylanderia yerburyi (Forel, 1894)
Prenolepis yerburyi Forel, 1894: 409. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911013 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 250), Ceylon (Forel 1894: 409), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Haputale, Pattipola (Forel 1913a: 104), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 119), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve, Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa, Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Colombo, Gampaha, Galle, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 218), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 81), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Sri Lanka (Wachkoo and Bharti 2015: 119); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0911013 (AntWeb 2020).
Oecophylla: 1 species
Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)
Formica smaragdina Fabricius, 1775: 828. TL: India [Syntypes: ZMUK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy, Colombo, Nawalapitiya (Emery 1893a: 250), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Colombo (Forel 1904a: 387), Puwakpitiya, Peradeniya (Forel 1908: 6), Seenigoda, Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 122), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 443), Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation-West, western Sri Lanka, Panadura, Pushparanghnam Estate (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Colombo, Ratnapura, Galle (Dias 2006a: 45), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 120), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Viehmeyer 1912: 22), Emery 1925: 52 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Mukherji and Ribeiro 1925: 208), Ceylon (Menozzi 1932: 11), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 457), Ceylon (Cole and Jones 1948: 642), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 66), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 277), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 345), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 159), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 203), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 496), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 172), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 615), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 380), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 269), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 171), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 13), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 40), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 47), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Kelaniya Jungle, Gal. Dist.: ANIC 32-043919, 32-043920 (AntWeb 2020).
Paratrechina: 1 species
Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)
Formica longicornis Latreille, 1802: 113. TL: Bangkok: Thailand [Neotype: ANIC].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Galle, Colombo (Emery 1893a: 253), Ceylon (Forel 1894: 408), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Galle (Forel 1908: 4), Seenigoda, Ambalangoda (Forel 1913a: 104), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 443), eastern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation-West, western Sri Lanka, Panadura, Pushparanghnam Estate (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Colombo, Ratnapura (Dias 2006a: 45), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 121), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016a: 53), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 159), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 619); AntWeb records: Hambantota, Puttalam, Colombo, Peradenyia: ANIC 32-053758, ANIC 32-053793, ANIC 32-053801, 32-053802 (AntWeb 2020).
Plagiolepis: 3 species
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894: 417. TL: [Java, Tandjong Slarmat]: Indonesia; [Poona] Pune, Mahrashtra: India [Syntypes: MHNG, SIZK]. [Images of CASENT 0101302, 0101303, 0101304, 0101305, CASENT 0101307, CASENT 0917872 syntype workers, queens and males examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Nachchaduwa Forest (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 61), Namalweva (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35).
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894: 416. TL: [Poona] Pune, Mahrashtra: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909852 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Giritale Forest (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5).
Plagiolepis pissina Roger, 1863
Plagiolepis pissina Roger, 1863: 162. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2225, 2226 syntype worker and queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 162), Ceylon (Forel 1894: 417); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 21), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 214), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2225, 2226 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis: 34 species/subspecies
Polyrhachis aculeata Mayr, 1879
Polyrhachis aculeata Mayr, 1879: 657. TL: Indonesia [Holotype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915814 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 28); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 205), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 255), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 80), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Kohout 2013: 142).
Polyrhachis bugnioni Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis bugnioni Forel, 1908: 11. TL: Puwakpitiya, Up country: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910965 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 12), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 402), Puwakpitiya, Gilimale, Induruwa (Dorow and Kohout 1995: 98), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 84), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 125), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 210), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 256), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Up country: CASENT 0910965 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis convexa Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis convexa Roger, 1863: 153. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2615 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 154), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 29), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 401), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 127), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 777), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 204), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 270), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 361), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 381), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 271), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Kandy, Sri Lanka: CASENT 0906801, FOCOL 2615 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis convexa isabellae Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis convexa isabellae Forel, 1908: 9. TL: Hakgala, Puwakpitiya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910934 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Hakgala, Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 10); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 204), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 270); AntWeb records: Hakgala: CASENT 0910934 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis curvispina Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis oedipus var. curvispina Forel, 1908: 8. TL: Puwakpitiya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903370, CASENT 0910875 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 193), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 294); AntWeb records: Puwakpitiya: CASENT 0903370, CASENT 0910875 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis dives Smith F, 1857
Polyrhachis dives Smith F, 1857: 64. TL: Singapore [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903388 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 34); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 8), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 75), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 162), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 498), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 381), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 271).
Polyrhachis dives belli Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis dives subsp. belli Forel, 1912c: 74. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910885 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1912c: 75); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 195), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 289); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910885 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis exercita (Walker, 1859)
Formica exercita Walker, 1859: 370. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903298 holotype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 370), Colombo, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 254), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 29), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 401), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9), Peradeniya, Lady Black Drive (Forel 1911a: 228), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 134); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 776), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 178), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 459), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 199), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 9), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 75), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 272), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 171), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 172), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Polyrhachis fornicata Emery, 1900
Polyrhachis rastellata subsp. fornicata Emery, 1900: 720. TL: [Giava] Java: Indonesia [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905540 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 228); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 208), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 266).
Polyrhachis frauenfeldi Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis frauenfeldi Mayr, 1862: 687. TL: Java: Indonesia [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915820 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 28).
Polyrhachis gibbosa Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis aculeata var. gibbosa Forel, 1908: 9. TL: Puwakpitiya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910939 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 402), Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 228), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Puwakpitiya, Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Kohout 2013: 148); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 205), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 255); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910939 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis hippomanes ceylonensis Emery, 1893
Polyrhachis hippomanes subsp. ceylonensis Emery, 1893a: 254. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905632 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kottawa, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 254), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 402), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 779), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 195), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 291), Sri Lanka (Mathew 1984: 308), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 360), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 381); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0905632 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis horni Emery, 1901
Polyrhachis horni Emery, 1901: 122. TL: Nalanda: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: DEIC, MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905539, FOCOL 0086–0089 syntype workers and queen examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Nalanda (Emery 1901: 122), Nalanda (Forel 1903a: 712), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 8); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 201), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 271), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 9), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Deniyaya, Nalanda: CASENT 0905539, CASENT 0906807, FOCOL 0086–0089 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859
Polyrhachis illaudatus Walker, 1859: 373. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903443 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 373), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 255), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 29), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Peradeniya (Forel 1908: 9), Dividsogala (Forel 1911a: 228), Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 70), Sri Lanka (Bolton 1974b: 176), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 127), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 777, 780), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 209), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 460), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 271), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 74), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 273), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2000: 353), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 362), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 161), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 204), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 498), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 382), Sri Lanka (Jaitrong and Nabhitabhata 2005: 39), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 16), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Sri Lanka (Andersen et al. 2013: 144); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903443.
Polyrhachis jerdonii Forel, 1892
Polyrhachis jerdonii Forel, 1892c: 17. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910853 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1892c: 17), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 28), Anuradhapura (Emery 1901: 122), Sri Lanka (Kohout 2006: 146), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 127), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 779), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 191), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 292), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910853 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith F, 1858
Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith F, 1858: 60. TL: North India [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903386 holotype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 34), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 196), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 75), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 273), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 618), Sri Lanka (Tak et al. 2007: 120).
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis niger Mayr, 1862: 683. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915821 syntype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1862: 683); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 777), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 201), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 273), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0915821 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis oedipus Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis oedipus Forel, 1893a: 31. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910874 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 255), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 31), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 8), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 401), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 779), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 193), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 294), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910874 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis proxima Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis proxima Roger, 1863: 155. TL: Linga, Victoria: Australia [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2624, 2625 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 202); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 274), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 365).
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863: 152. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2620–2622 syntype workers and queen examined].
Distribution. Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 153), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 29), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 128), Namalweva, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 777), Ceylon (Forel 1902a: 289), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 204), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 275), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 77), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 365), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 170), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 618), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 271), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 173), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2620–2622 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802)
Formica rastellata Latreille, 1802: 130. TL: Indes Orientales: Indonesia [Holotype: MNHN (Lost)].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy, Wackwella, Nawalapitiya (Emery 1893a: 254), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 30), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 402), Colombo (Dias 2006a: 45), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 123), Gonapola (Dias 2015: 125), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 208), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 265), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 76), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 271), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903407, CASENT 0912103 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis rupicapra Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis rupicapra Roger, 1863: 154. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB?].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 154), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 33), Bandarawela (Emery 1901: 122); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 779), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 196), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 271), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 173), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0906783 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis saevissima argentea Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis argenteus Mayr, 1862: 682. TL: Philippines [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915827 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 254).
Polyrhachis scissa (Roger, 1862)
Hemioptica scissa Roger, 1862: 240. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Lectotype: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2556, 2557 lectotype and paralectotype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1862: 240), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 255), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 27), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 13), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 402), Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 228), Anuradhapura, Yala National Park (Dorow and Kohout 1995: 101), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 129), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 780), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 210), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 461), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 256), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 50), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2556, 2557 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis sophocles Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis sophocles Forel, 1908: 10. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910898 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1908: 10); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 196), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910898 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863: 152. TL: Nadungayam, Malabar: India; [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMUK, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0903324, FOCOL 2525, 2526 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 152), Nawalapitiya, Wacwell (Emery 1893a: 254), Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 28), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 122), Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 9), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 401), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 135), Ceylon (Brown 1959: 164), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 776), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 183), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 460), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 302), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 9), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 79), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 273), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Jaitrong and Nabhitabhata 2005: 40), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2525, 2526, SAM-HYM-C 005302 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis thrinax lancearia Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis thrinax var. lancearius Forel, 1893a: 19. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910799 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Sri Lanka (Simon Robson personal collection).
Polyrhachis tibialis Smith F, 1858
Polyrhachis tibialis Smith F, 1858: 63. TL: Myanmar [Syntype: NHMUK?].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 9); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 273), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19).
Polyrhachis tibialis parsis Emery, 1900
Polyrhachis tibialis var. parsis Emery, 1900: 717. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0905637 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 9), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 401), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 228); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 196), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 460).
Polyrhachis tibialis pectita Santschi, 1928
Polyrhachis tibialis var. pectita Santschi, 1928: 136. TL: Paradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMB]. [Images of CASENT 0912159 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Paradeniya (Santschi 1928: 136); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0912159 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893a: 33. TL: [Benares] Banaras: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910899 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19).
Polyrhachis wroughtonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis wroughtonii Forel, 1894: 398. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903351, CASENT 0910854 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Sri Lanka (Simon Robson personal collection).
Polyrhachis xanthippe Forel, 1911
Polyrhachis xanthippe Forel, 1911c: 61. TL: Namunukula: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903385, CASENT 0910900 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Namunukula (Forel 1911c: 62); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 197), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 300), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Namunukula: CASENT 0903385, CASENT 0910900 (AntWeb 2020).
Polyrhachis yerburyi Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis yerburyi Forel, 1893a: 29. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910933 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1893a: 29), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 80); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1896: 777), Ceylon (Emery 1925: 203), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 279), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0910933 (AntWeb 2020).
Prenolepis: 1 species
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902a: 290. TL: North West Provinces: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911042 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 5), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35).
Pseudolasius: 1 species
Pseudolasius isabellae Forel, 1908
Pseudolasius isabellae Forel, 1908: 4. TL: Puwakpitiya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0910976 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 5), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 396), Pohoranwewa, Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1925: 215), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 204), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 19); AntWeb records: Puwakpitiya: CASENT 0910976 (AntWeb 2020).
MYRMICINAE
Acanthomyrmex: 1 species
Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893
Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893b: cclxxvi. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904701, 0904702 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 245), Ceylon (Emery 1893b: cclxxvi), Kandy (Moffett 1986: 76), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81); Secondary literature records: Kandy (Forel 1903a: 696), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 115), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Gilimale, Kandy: CASENT 0281791, CASENT 0904701, 0904702 (AntWeb 2020).
Anillomyrma: 1 species
Anillomyrma decamera (Emery, 1901)
Monomorium decamerum Emery, 1901: 117. TL: Anuradhapura: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904590 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Anuradhapura (Emery 1901: 118), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 98), Anuradhapura (Eguchi et al. 2010: 33); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 687), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 184), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 161), Sri Lanka (Bolton 1987: 274), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Terayama 2009: 151), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0904590 (AntWeb 2020).
Aphaenogaster: 1 species
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887b: 456. TL: Sumatra: Indonesia [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904186 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51).
Calyptomyrmex: 3 species
Calyptomyrmex singalensis Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex singalensis Baroni Urbani, 1975: 402. TL: Kantale: [Ceylon Eastern] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911132 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Kantale, Inginiyagala, Uva (Baroni Urbani 1975: 403); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Kantale: CASENT 0900993, CASENT 0911132 (AntWeb 2020).
Calyptomyrmex tamil Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex tamil Baroni Urbani, 1975: 398. TL: 15 Uva near Wellawaya [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911133 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Wellawaya, Uva (Baroni Urbani 1975: 401); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Uva near Wellawaya: CASENT 0911133 (AntWeb 2020).
Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975: 404. TL: 63 Inginiyagala, Uva: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911134 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Inginiyagala, Uva (Baroni Urbani 1975: 405); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51); Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Uva Inginiyagala: CASENT 0911134 (AntWeb 2020).
Cardiocondyla: 5 species
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881: 5. TL: St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands [Syntypes: MHNG, SIZK]. [Images of CASENT 0916973 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bandarawela (Seifert 2003: 277); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Mohammadi et al. 2012: 849), Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2012a: 16).
Cardiocondyla itsukii Seifert, Okita & Heinze, 2017
Cardiocondyla itsukii Siefert, Okita & Heinze, 2017: 339. TL: Shizuoka, Iwata-shi: Japan [Holotype: SMNG]. [Images of ANTWEB 1038017 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bandarawela, Nuwara Eliya (Seifert et al. 2017: 341).
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999: 100. TL: Omoto-dake, Ishigaki-jima, Okinawa: Japan [Holotype: MNHAH]. [Images of ANTWEB 1041248 paratype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bandarawela, Nuwara Eliya, Labukelle (Seifert 2003: 252), Sri Lanka (Seifert 2008: 45).
Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899
Cardiocondyla nuda var. minutior Forel, 1899: 120. TL: Molokai Mountains, Hawaiian Islands: United States [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0908344 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Nuwara Eliya, Labukelle, Gavarammana (Seifert 2003: 283); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2014: 568).
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Forel, 1890)
Emeryia wroughtonii Forel, 1890: cxi. TL: [Poona] Pune: India [Syntypes: NHMUK, MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908349, 0908350, CASENT 0901753 syntype workers and ergatoid male examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya, Nawalapitiya (Bolton 1982: 318), Peradeniya (Seifert 2003: 270), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81).
Carebara: 12 species/subspecies
Carebara affinis (Jerdon, 1851)
Oecodoma affinis Jerdon, 1851: 110. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 165), Nalanda (Forel 1913b: 662); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 691), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 5), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 60), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 262), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 331), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 612), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 389), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 182), Sri Lanka (Tak et al. 2007: 129).
Carebara bruni (Forel, 1913)
Oligomyrmex bruni Forel, 1913a: 61. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0908901, 0908902, FOCOL 1926 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya, Botanical Garden (Forel 1913a: 63); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 156), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0908901, 0908902, FOCOL 1926 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara butteli (Forel, 1913)
Pheidologeton butteli Forel, 1913a: 56. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0908888, 0908889, FOCOL 1907–1912 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya, Experiment Station (Forel 1913a: 58), Peradeniya, Experiment Station (Fischer et al. 2015: 85); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1936: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 155), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 123), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0908888, 0908889, FOCOL 1907–1912 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara ceylonensis (Forel, 1911)
Pheidologeton pygmaeus subsp. ceylonensis Forel, 1911a: 220. TL: Dividosgala, Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908950 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Dividosgala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 221), Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 54); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 154), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 118), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 83), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Dividosgala: CASENT 0908950 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara deponens (Walker, 1859)
Crematogaster deponens Walker, 1859: 374. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902387 holotype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 374); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 158), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 95), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902387 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara diversa (Jerdon, 1851)
Oecodoma diversa Jerdon, 1851: 109. TL: Wynaad, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Colombo, Ratgama Kellie (Emery 1893a: 243), Kelaniya, Ratnapura (Dias 2006a: 45), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 183), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 77), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Carebara diversa taprobanae (Smith F, 1858)
Pheidole taprobanae Smith F, 1858: 175. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0900735 holotype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith, F. 1858: 175), Bentota (Emery 1901: 120), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 394), Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 220); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 691), Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 55), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 95), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 83), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0908918, 0908919 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara escherichi (Forel, 1911)
Paedalgus escherichi Forel, 1911a: 218. TL: Peradenyia: Ceylon Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK, SIZK]. [Images of CASENT 0902375, CASENT 0908921, CASENT 0917025 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 219), Peradeniya (Bolton and Belshaw 1993: 185), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 166); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1936: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 158), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 129); Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17); Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0902375, CASENT 0908921, CASENT 0917025 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara nana (Roger, 1863)
Pheidologeton nanus Roger, 1863: 191. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 193), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Nalanda (Emery 1901: 120), Ceylon (Forel 1908: 3), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 220); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 691), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 160), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 119), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 83), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 390), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0906202, CASENT 0906213 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara pygmaea (Emery, 1887)
Pheidologeton pygmaeus Emery, 1887c: 465. TL: Ternate, Acqui Conora, Maluku: Indonesia [Syntypes: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904653, 0904654 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ambalangoda (Forel 1912c: 54), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 85), Peradeniya (Fischer et al. 2014: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 154), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 118), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 78), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Dividosgala: CASENT 0908951, CASENT 0908952 (AntWeb 2020).
Carebara silenus (Smith F, 1858)
Pheidole silenus Smith F, 1858: 176. TL: Singapore [Syntypes: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0900737, 0900738 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 691); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 160), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Yamane 2003: 79).
Carebara sinhala Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014
Carebara sinhala Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014: 71. TL: Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 220); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1936: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 158), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 119), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16), Ceylon (Fischer et al. 2014: 71).
Cataulacus: 4 species
Cataulacus granulatus (Latreille, 1802)
Formica granulata Latreille, 1802: 275. TL: Singapore [Holotype: OUMNH].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Bolton 1974a: 65).
Cataulacus latus Forel, 1891
Cataulacus latus Forel, 1891: 144. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka, [Poona] Pune, [Pooree] Puri [Syntypes: MHNG, ZSM]. [Images of CASENT 0909239, 0909240, FOCOL 0660–0662 syntype workers, queens and male examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81).
Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893
Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893a: 248. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904879 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Colombo, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 248), Galle (Forel 1908: 2), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 393), Laxapathiya, Peradenya, Yakkala, Polonnaruwa (Bolton 1974a: 73), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81); Secondary literature records: Colombo, Kandy (Forel 1903a: 706), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 86), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 322), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Kandy, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila: CASENT 0280797, CASENT 0904879 (AntWeb 2020).
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith F, 1853
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith F, 1853: 225. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0900254 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith, F. 1853: 225), Kandy, Wackwella (Emery 1893a: 248), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 2), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 393), Dividsogala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 226), Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 83), Kandy, Polonnaruwa, Gilimale, Belihuloya (Bolton 1974a: 84), Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation-West, western Sri Lanka (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 168), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 706), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 86), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 2), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 322), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 199), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 174), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0900254 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster: 21 species/subspecies
Crematogaster anthracina Smith F, 1857
Crematogaster anthracinus Smith F, 1857: 75. TL: Singapore [Syntype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901434 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18) ; Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 324), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 175), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 45), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster apicalis Motschoulsky, 1863
Crematogaster apicalis Motschoulsky, 1863: 20. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Motschoulsky 1863: 20); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 149), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 86), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Nuwara Eliya Mountains (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 45), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897
Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897: 428. TL: Colombo: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: HNHM]. [Images of CASENT 0916605 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Colombo (Mayr 1897: 429), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 223), Peradenyia (Menozzi 1935: 106), Pulliyarahandiya (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 170), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35), Colombo (Hosoishi and Ogata 2016: 577); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 682), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 131), Colombo (Wheeler 1930: 66), Ceylon (Wheeler 1935: 21), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 96), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 49), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 324), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 487), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 387), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 265), Colombo, Peradenyia (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Colombo, Kandy: CASENT 0907505, CASENT 0914303, CASENT 0916605 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster brunnea Smith F, 1857
Crematogaster brunneus Smith F, 1857: 75. TL: Sarawak: Malaysia [Syntypes: NHMUK, OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901435, CASENT 0902122 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 46).
Crematogaster brunnea nicevillei Emery, 1922
Crematogaster brunnea nicevillei Emery, 1922: 149. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908565 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Colombo (Forel 1912c: 57).
Crematogaster brunnea rabula Forel, 1902
Crematogaster subnuda r. rabula Forel, 1902b: 207. TL: [Bombay] Mumbai, [Poona] Pune: India [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0908568 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Trincomalee, Ambalangoda (Forel 1909: 394), Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 75); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 87).
Crematogaster brunnescens Motschoulsky, 1863
Crematogaster brunnescens Motschoulsky, 1863: 20. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Motschoulsky 1863: 20); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 89), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Colombo (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 48), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster consternens (Walker, 1859)
Myrmica consternens Walker, 1859: 374. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902127 holotype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 374); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 125), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51).
Crematogaster contemta Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster contemta Mayr, 1879: 685. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0919680 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 87); Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1997: 445), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 251), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004b: 87), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 16), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 46), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 42).
Crematogaster desecta Forel, 1911
Crematogaster desecta Forel, 1911c: 27. TL: Namunukula: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908573 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Namunukula (Forel 1911c: 28); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Weber 1943: 343), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 89), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Namunukula (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 48); AntWeb records: Namunukula: CASENT 0908573 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster dohrni Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster dohrni Mayr, 1879: 682. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0919682 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1879: 683), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 120), Kelaniya Valley (Forel 1908: 2), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 394), Dividsogala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 223), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 171), Namalweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 682), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 89), Sri Lanka (Mathew 1984: 307), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 2), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 43), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2000: 350), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 265), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 175), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 49), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Kalthota: CASENT 0914077, CASENT 0919682 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster dohrni gigas Forel, 1913
Crematogaster dohrni gigas Forel, 1913a: 74. TL: [Huppulama] Maha Iluppalama: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0907516, FOCOL 1451 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Maha Iluppulama (Forel 1913a: 75); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 89), Maha Iluppulama (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 49); AntWeb records: Maha Iluppulama: CASENT 0907516, FOCOL 1451 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster pellens Walker, 1859
Crematogaster pellens Walker, 1859: 374. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902125 holotype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 374); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 158), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 54), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902125.
Crematogaster ransonneti Mayr, 1868
Crematogaster ransonneti Mayr, 1868: 287. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMUK, NHMW, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0902124, CASENT 0919685, FOCOL 1449, 1450 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1868: 287), Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Forel 1908: 2); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 683), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 151), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 93), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 46), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 487), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 175), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 56), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902124, CASENT 0919685, FOCOL 1449, 1450 (AntWeb 2020).
Crematogaster rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879: 683. TL: [Mulmein], [Molmein, Brit. Birma] Mawlamyine: Myanmar [Syntypes: NHMW, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0919686, FOCOL 1452 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 682), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 35); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1921: 535), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 90), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 43), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 252), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 327), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 200), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 488), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 613), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 175), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 56), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster rogenhoferi lutea Emery, 1893
Crematogaster rogenhoferi var. lutea Emery, 1893c: 193. TL: Deli, Sumatra: Indonesia [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904527 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ramboda (Menozzi 1935: 116); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 56).
Crematogaster rogeri Emery, 1922
Crematogaster rogeri Emery, 1922: 151. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG?].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 151); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 57), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster rothneyi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster rothneyi Mayr, 1879: 685. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0919687 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1908: 3), Haputale (Forel 1913a: 75), Bandarawela (Forel 1913b: 662), Polonnaruwa (Kosgamage and Dias 2009: 79), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 172), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa, Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 57), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913
Crematogaster rothneyi var. haputalensis Forel, 1913a: 75. TL: Haputale: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG?].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Haputale (Forel 1913a: 75); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 152), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 93), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Haputale (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 57).
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879: 682. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0919689 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 682), Trincomalee (Forel 1913b: 662); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 150), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 2), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 46), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 251), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 176), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 24), Sri Lanka (Hosoishi and Ogata 2009: 58).
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902b: 205. TL: [Pooree] Puri: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908374 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911b: 455).
Dilobocondyla: 1 species
Dilobocondyla didita (Walker, 1859)
Atta didita Walker, 1859: 375. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902012 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 375), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 223); Secondary literature records: Peradenyia (Chapman and Capco 1951: 82), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Bharti and Kumar 2013: 42); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0902012, CASENT 0908983 (AntWeb 2020).
Erromyrma: 1 species
Erromyrma latinodis (Mayr, 1872)
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872: 152. TL: Borneo, Sarawak: Malaysia [Lectotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0905756, FOCOL 0634 lectotype and paralectotype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Sri Lanka (Bolton 1987: 430), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442), eastern Sri Lanka (Rickson and Rickson 1998: 843), Kandy (Heterick 2006: 108); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 687), Ceylon (Emery 1922: 171), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 165), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 88), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 55), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 256), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 157), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 611), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 178), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 29), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0008632 (AntWeb 2020).
Lophomyrmex: 3 species
Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893
Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893c: 192. TL: Deli, Sumatra: Indonesia [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904647 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenyia (Rigato 1994: 55); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Bharti and Kumar 2012b: 267), Sri Lanka (Yamane and Hosoishi 2014: 67).
Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893
Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893c: 192. TL: Carin Cheba: Myanmar [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904646 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenyia (Rigato 1994: 58); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Sheela and Ghosh 2008), Sri Lanka (Yamane and Hosoishi 2014: 67).
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus (Jerdon, 1851)
Oecodoma quadrispinosa Jerdon, 1851: 111. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Emery 1893c: 192), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 223), Mahaoya, Sugarcane Research Institute, Katunayake, Lunuwila, C.R.I, Ratnapura, Kandy, Polonnaruwa, Laxapathiya nr Moratuwa, Mahawa (Rigato 1994: 59), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Colombo (Dias 2006a: 45), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 174), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa, Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 685), Ceylon (Wheeler 1936: 220), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 156), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 134), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 59), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 158), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 489), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Sheela and Ghosh 2008), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15), AntWeb records: Lunuwila CRI: CASENT 0281611, CASENT 0908880 (AntWeb 2020).
Meranoplus: 5 species
Meranoplus bicolor (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
Cryptocerus bicolor Guérin-Méneville, 1844: 425. TL: Pudicherry, Tamil Nadu: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy, Galle, Kottawa, Colombo (Emery 1893a: 248), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 120), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 705), Puwakpitiya, Galle (Forel 1908: 2), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 226), Peradeniya, Seenigoda, Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 83), Ramboda (Karavaiev 1935: 99), Peradeniya, Henarathgoda, Colombo, Bandarawela, Dehiwala, Ratmalana, Laxapathiya, Polonnaruwa, Medirigiriya, Yakkala, Kandy, Moratuwa, Mahawa, Udugala, Sawaragomuwa, Opanayaka, Ratnapura, Kantale, Uva, Wellawaya (Schödl 1998: 372), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Colombo, Ratnapura, Galle (Dias 2006a: 45), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 175), Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 158), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 612), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 43), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Dehiwala, Colombo: CASENT 0318981 (AntWeb 2020).
Meranoplus boltoni Schödl, 1998
Meranoplus boltoni Schödl, 1998: 376. TL: Diyatalawa: Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902031 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Diyatalawa (Schodl 1998: 376); AntWeb records: Diyatalawa: CASENT 0902031 (AntWeb 2020).
Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942
Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942b: 455. TL: Dohnavur, Tinnevelly: India [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902025 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Hambantota (Donisthorpe 1942b: 456); Hambantota, Valleygatha (Schodl 1998: 381); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18).
Meranoplus loebli Schödl, 1998
Meranoplus loebli Schödl, 1998: 384. TL: Hasalaka: [Ceylon Central] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911194 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Hasalaka, Kandy, Peradeniya, Kantale, Horton Plains (Schodl 1998: 384), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81); AntWeb records: Hasalaka: CASENT 0902032, CASENT 0911194 (AntWeb 2020).
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902b: 241. TL: [Cochin] Kochi: India [Lectotype: NHMB]. [Images of CASENT 0915542 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1912d: 82), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81).
Metapone: 1 species
Metapone greeni Forel, 1911
Metapone greeni Forel, 1911b: 449. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Lectotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907444 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911b: 452), Peradeniya (Wheeler 1919b: 181), Hantana (Karavaiev 1933: 120), Peradeniya, Hantana, Kandy (Taylor and Alpert 2016: 513); Secondary literature records: Peradeniya, Hantana (Smith, M. R. 1947: 75), Hantana (Chapman and Capco 1951: 114), Peradeniya, Hantana (Gregg 1958: 119, 120), Peradeniya, Hantana (Kusnezov 1960: 126), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Central Highlands, Peradeniya: CASENT 0907444, CASENT 0914068, CASENT 0916851 (AntWeb 2020).
Monomorium: 6 species
Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902
Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902b: 212. TL: [Bombay] Mumbai, [Poona] Pune: India [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK, SIZK]. [Images of CASENT 0902222, CASENT 0908718, CASENT 0917812 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 3), Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 211), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442).
Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
Atta floricola Jerdon, 1851: 107. TL: Malabar, Thalassery, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Dividsogala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 221), Colombo (Bolton 1987: 391), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442), Kelaniya, Colombo (Dias 2006a: 45), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 84), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 178), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa, Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 172), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 164), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 89), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 3), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 54), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 256), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 156), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 610), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Peradeniya (Heterick 2006: 122), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 268), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 178), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0908699, CASENT 0917813 (AntWeb 2020).
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987: 287. TL: Lido, Italy [Syntypes: NHMUK, NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0902281, CASENT 0916000 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 304); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 268).
Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Formica pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758: 580. TL: Egypt [Syntypes: UNK].
Distribution. Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Mihintale, Bibile (Bolton 1987: 356), Sri Lanka (Heterick 2006: 101), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 179), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0102682 (AntWeb 2020).
Monomorium subopacum (Smith F, 1858)
Myrmica subopaca Smith F, 1858: 127. TL: Madeira Is.: Portugal [Lectotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0010948 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 166), Sri Lanka (Bolton 1987: 360), Sri Lanka (Heterick 2006: 103); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 176), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 89), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 53), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 179), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0010950, 0010951 (AntWeb 2020).
Monomorium taprobanae Forel, 1913
Monomorium minutum var. taprobanae Forel, 1913a: 53. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908703 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 53); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 167), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 92), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0908703 (AntWeb 2020).
Myrmecina: 1 species
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889: 500. TL: Myanmar [Syntype: MSNG?].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15), Mihintale Forest (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 180), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36).
Myrmicaria: 2 species
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842: 57. TL: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 708), Paradeniya (Forel 1907b: 17), Puwakpitiya, Kandy (Forel 1908: 2), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 226), Ceylon (Forel 1913a: 74), Ceylon (Karavaiev 1935: 82), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 84), Maimbula, Gampaha (Yahya et al. 2009: 251), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 181), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016a: 53), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 72); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 122), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 454), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 124), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 4), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 42), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 257), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 336), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 155), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Myrmicaria fodiens (Jerdon, 1851)
Myrmica fodicus Jerdon, 1851: 115. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 249), Ceylon (Emery 1893c: 219), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 121).
Paratopula: 1 species
Paratopula ceylonica (Emery, 1901)
Atopomyrmex ceylonicus Emery, 1901: 114. TL: Negombo: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: DEIC, MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904714 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Negombo (Emery 1901: 115), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Negombo (Forel 1903a: 699), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 118), Ceylon (Bolton 1988: 138), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008b: 423), Sri Lanka (Xu and Xu 2011: 595), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Negombo: CASENT 0904714, FOCOL 0309 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole: 27 species/subspecies
Pheidole barreleti Forel, 1903
Pheidole barreleti Forel, 1903b: 252. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907862, 0907863 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Forel 1903b: 252); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 140), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0907862, 0907863 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole ceylonica (Motschoulsky, 1863)
Oecophthora ceylonica Motschoulsky, 1863: 18. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Nuwara Eliya, Patannas, Colombo (Motschoulsky 1863: 18); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 97), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 140), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri (Lanka Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Pheidole diffidens (Walker, 1859)
Formica diffidens Walker, 1859: 372. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0901536 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 372); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 199), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0901536.
Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902b: 169. TL: Travancore: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907877, 0907878 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; AntWeb records: Ruhunu National Park: CASENT 0281642, 0281643 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole fervens Smith F, 1858
Pheidole fervens Smith F, 1858: 176. TL: Singapore [Syntypes: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0901519, 0901520 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Ogata 1982: 197), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Azuma and Kinjo 1987), Sri Lanka (Yamane et al. 1999), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2014).
Pheidole gracilipes (Motschoulsky, 1863)
Leptomyrma gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863: 17. TL: Nuwara Eliya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Nuwara Eliya (Motschoulsky 1863: 17); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 97), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 142), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Pheidole horni Emery, 1901
Pheidole horni Emery, 1901: 118. TL: Bentota: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904230 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bentota (Emery 1901: 118), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 198), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 546); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 142), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2004: 612), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Bentota, Peradeniya: CASENT 0281653, CASENT 0904230 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879: 679. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Lectotype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0906612, 0906613 paralectotype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Anuradhapura (Emery 1901: 118), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 3), Trincomalee (Forel 1909: 394), Trincomalee, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 222); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 199), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 546), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 143), Sri Lanka (Azuma and Kinjo 1987), Sri Lanka (Ogata 1982: 196), Sri Lanka (Yamane et al. 1999), Sri Lanka (Zhou and Zheng 1999: 84), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2014); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0907901, 0907902 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole jucunda Forel, 1885
Pheidole jucunda Forel, 1885: 179. TL: India [Syntype: MHNG?].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Xu et al. 1998: 229); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 260), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 315).
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863: 195. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB?].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 196), Colombo (Emery 1893a: 243), Weligama (Emery 1901: 118); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 189), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 540), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 144), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 260), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Pheidole latinoda peradeniyae Forel, 1911
Pheidole latinoda peradeniyae Forel, 1911a: 222. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907922, 0907923 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 222); Secondary literature records: Peradeniya (Chapman and Capco 1951: 144); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0907922, 0907923 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902b: 167. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907927 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 187), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 539); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 145), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 38), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 316), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 484), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907927 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
Formica megacephala Fabricius, 1793: 361. TL: Camizard Mt., Bambous: Mauritius [Neotype: CAS]. [Images of CASENT 0104990 neotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith F, 1858: 175); Colombo, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 3), Peradeniya, Haputale (Forel 1913a: 27), Puttalam, Bandarawela (Forel 1913b: 662); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16), Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2012b: 55), Ceylon (Fischer and Fischer 2013: 332).
Pheidole nietneri Emery, 1901
Pheidole nietneri Emery, 1901: 118. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG?].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Bandarawela (Emery 1901: 119), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 193), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 543), Trincomalee (Forel 1909: 394); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 146), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Pheidole nodus Smith F, 1874
Pheidole nodus Smith F, 1874: 407. TL: Hyogo: Japan [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0901507 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 195), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 544), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 223), Puttalam (Forel 1913b: 662), Ceylon (Eguchi 2008: 59), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Wheeler 1929: 3), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 148), Sri Lanka (Ogata 1982: 196), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2014); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907942, 0907943, CASENT 0916618 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865: 98. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Lectotype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0319248 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1865: 98), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 192), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 542), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 221), Haputale (Forel 1913a: 41), Kandy (Eguchi et al. 2007: 264), Kandy (Eguchi 2008: 67), Sri Lanka (Fischer and Fischer 2013: 340); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 147), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 317), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Jaitrong and Nabhitabhata 2005: 34), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 390), Sri Lanka (Le et al. 2010: 7), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0922207, 0922208, CASENT 0319248 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole pronotalis Forel, 1902
Pheidole pronotalis Forel, 1902b: 173. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907987, 0907988 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 244), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 190), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 541); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 148), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 317), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 484), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907987, 0907988 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole rogersi taylori Forel, 1902
Pheidole rogersi taylori Forel, 1902b: 182. TL: [Orissa] Odisha: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907949, 0907950 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 222).
Pheidole rugosa Smith F, 1858
Pheidole rugosa Smith F, 1858: 175. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0901525 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith F, 1858: 176), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 194), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 544); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 149), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0901525 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902b: 169. TL: Salem, Madras Pres.: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907951, 0907952 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17); AntWeb records: Wirawila: CASENT 0281640, 0281641 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902b: 168. TL: Coonoor, [Nilghiris] Tamil Nadu: India [Syntypes: MHNG, SIZK]. [Images of CASENT 0907955, 0907956, CASENT 0917784, 0917785 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 187), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 539), Kelaniya (Dias 2006a: 45), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 4), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1997: 444), Sri Lanka (Xu et al. 1998: 234), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 39), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 261), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 155), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 180), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Nuwara Eliya (AntWeb 2020: CASENT 0281634, 0281635).
Pheidole spathifera yerburyi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera yerburyi Forel, 1902b: 168. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907959, 0907960 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Bandarawela (Emery 1901: 118), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 188), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 540), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 3), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 221); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 150); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907959, 0907960 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole sulcaticeps Roger, 1863
Pheidole sulcaticeps Roger, 1863: 193. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 195), Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 42); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 151), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 261), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 155), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 181), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 270), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 28), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Pheidole sulcaticeps vellicans Forel, 1911
Pheidole sulcaticeps vellicans Forel, 1911a: 222. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907963, 0907964 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 222); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 151); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0907963, 0907964 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole templaria euscrobata Forel, 1913
Pheidole templaria r. euscrobata Forel, 1913a: 41. TL: Haputale: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0908004, FOCOL 1376 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Intermediate Zone; Primary literature records: Haputale (Forel 1913a: 41); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 151); AntWeb records: Haputale: CASENT 0908004, FOCOL 1376 (AntWeb 2020).
Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902b: 171. TL: Myingyan, [N. Burma] Myanmar; [Orissa] Odisha: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908005, 0908006 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 189); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 152), Sri Lanka (Xu et al. 1998: 232), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 262), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 319), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 390), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 181).
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885: 180. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal; [Orissa] Odisha: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908007, 0908008 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Matale, Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 191), Ceylon (Forel 1902c: 541); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 95), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 152), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 5), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 262), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 320), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 17), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 181), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 37).
Pristomyrmex: 2 species
Pristomyrmex punctatus (Smith F, 1860)
Myrmica punctata Smith F, 1860a: 108. TL: [Bac.] Bacan, Maluku Utara: Indonesia [Syntype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901379 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 696); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18).
Pristomyrmex sinharaja Dias & Yamane, 2016
Pristomyrmex sinharaja Dias & Yamane, 2016: 190. TL: Sinharaja NP, Sri Lanka [Holotype: SKYC]. [Images of ANTWEB 1041160 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja National Park (Yamane and Dias 2016: 190), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); AntWeb records: Sinharaja National Park: ANTWEB 1041160, 1041161 (AntWeb 2020).
Recurvidris: 2 species
Recurvidris pickburni Bolton, 1992
Recurvidris pickburni Bolton, 1992: 45. TL: Kandy: Sri Lanka [Paratype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902055 paratype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Bolton 1992: 45), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 85), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 186); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0902055 (AntWeb 2020).
Recurvidris recurvispinosa (Forel, 1890)
Trigonogaster recurvispinosus Forel, 1890: cix. TL: [Poona] Pune: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908882 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16), Giritale Forest, Mihintale (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 187), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73).
Rhopalomastix: 2 species
Rhopalomastix escherichi Forel, 1911
Rhopalomastix escherichi Forel, 1911a: 217. TL: Peradenyia: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908321 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenyia (Forel 1911a: 217); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 119), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 111), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0908321 (AntWeb 2020).
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900c: 24. TL: Barrackpore, West Bengal: India; [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0908322, 0908323, FOCOL 2102 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenyia (Forel 1911a: 217), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 85); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 119), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 111), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Peradenyia: AntWeb records: CASENT 0908323, FOCOL 2102 (AntWeb 2020).
Solenopsis: 2 species
Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)
Atta geminata Fabricius, 1804: 423. TL: Central America [Syntypes: ZMUC].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1865: 109), Colombo (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 120), Galle (Forel 1908: 3), Ambalangoda (Forel 1909: 394), Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 55), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442), Kelaniya, Gampaha, Colombo, Ratnapura, Galle (Dias 2006a: 45), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 189), Namalweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 168), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 176), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 26), Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2011: 27), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Solenopsis nitens Bingham, 1903
Solenopsis nitens Bingham, 1903: 160. TL: Peradeniyan near Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902364 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Bingham 1903: 160), Peradeniya (Forel 1911b: 455); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 168), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 142), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0902364 (AntWeb 2020).
Stereomyrmex: 1 species
Stereomyrmex horni Emery, 1901
Stereomyrmex horni Emery, 1901: 116. TL: Bandarawela, Uva: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: DEIC, MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904458, 0904459, FOCOL 0290–0295 syntype workers and males examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Bandarawela (Emery 1901: 117), Bandarawela (Forel 1903a: 699), Bandarawela (Forel 1908: 3), Anuradhapura Sanctuary (Dias et al. 2011: 100), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 190), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve, Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 120), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 173), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Diyatalawa, Bandarawela: CASENT 0101263, 0101264, CASENT 0101796, CASENT 0178593, CASENT 0904458, 0904459, CASENT 0922896, FOCOL 0290–0295, MCZ 594252 (AntWeb 2020).
Strumigenys: 6 species
Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
Epitritus emmae Emery, 1890: 70. TL: [S. Thomas], Virgin Islands: United States [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0102082 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve, Lenagala Forest Reserve, Watinapaha (Dias et al. 2018: 252), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73).
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866: 516. TL: Samoa [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915692 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 249), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 84), Peradeniya, Gilimale (Bolton 2000: 791); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1914: 417), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 108), Sri Lanka (Lin and Wu 1996: 143), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 272), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0909311 (AntWeb 2020).
Strumigenys inopinata (De Andrade, 1994)
Rhopalothrix inopinata De Andrade, 1994: 54. TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911230 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 1994: 54); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0911230 (AntWeb 2020).
Strumigenys lyroessa (Roger, 1862)
Labidogenys lyroessa Roger, 1862: 251. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 2155 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1862: 251), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 707), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 192), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1897a: 574), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 109), Sri Lanka (Bolton 2000: 872), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 2155 (AntWeb 2020).
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869: 24. TL: Portici: Italy [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0102081 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Watinapaha (Dias et al. 2018: 253).
Strumigenys veddha De Andrade, 2007
Strumigenys veddha De Andrade, 2007: 141. TL: North Central, Aluthoya: Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0911244 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: North central, Aluthoya (Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 141); AntWeb records: North Central, Aluthoya: CASENT 0911244 (AntWeb 2020).
Syllophopsis: 1 species
Syllophopsis australica (Forel, 1907)
Monomorium subcoecum subsp. australicum Forel, 1907a: 20. TL: Mount Victoria, New South Wales: Australia [Lectotype: HNHM]. [Images of CASENT 0916610 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442).
Tetramorium: 16 species
Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
Myrmica bicarinata Nylander, 1846b: 1061. TL: California: USA [Syntypes: Lost].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Mahaoya Distr., Udugala, Laxapathiya, Panadura, Galle Distr., Udugama (Bolton 1977: 96), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 193), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Pallama, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 268), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 201), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Tetramorium curvispinosum Mayr, 1897
Tetramorium curvispinosum Mayr, 1897: 430. TL: Kalawewa: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: HNHM]. [Images of CASENT 0916589 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Kalawewa (Mayr 1897: 431), Kalawewa (Forel 1903a: 702), Kandy (Bolton 1977: 122); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 177), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Kandy, Kalawewa: CASENT 0280895, CASENT 0916589 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium guineense var. indica Forel, 1913a: 81. TL: [Poona] Pune: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909109 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ratnapura, Colombo, Yakkala (Bolton 1977: 99); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18).
Tetramorium insolens (Smith F, 1861)
Myrmica insolens Smith F, 1861: 47. TL: Sulawesi, Manado, Sulawesi Utara: Indonesia [Holotype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0235208 holotype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ratnapura (Bolton 1977: 100); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18) (Hita Garcia and Fisher 2011: 22).
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870: 976. TL: Java, Batavia: Indonesia [Holotype: NHMW]. [Images of FOCOL 2063 holotype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 248), Kandy (Forel 1903a: 704), Ceylon (Forel 1908: 2), Polonnaruwa (Bolton 1976: 351), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1901b: 10), Ceylon (Viehmeyer 1912: 21), Ceylon (Menozzi 1934: 162), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 179), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 298), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 491), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 389), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 273), Sri Lanka (Wetterer 2010: 84).
Tetramorium mayri (Forel, 1912)
Rhoptromyrmex mayri Forel, 1912c: 57. TL: [Poona] Pune: India [Syntypes: MHNGNHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0901034, CASENT 0909199 syntype queens examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Colombo (Forel 1912c: 58).
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887: 294. TL: Gingi: India [Syntypes: MCZ, MNHN].
Distribution. Dry Zone; AntWeb records: Lunugamvehera, near Wirawila: CASENT 0280874 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870: 976. TL: Tonga [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0904848 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy, Colombo (Emery 1893a: 246), Kandy, Colombo (Forel 1903a: 702), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 394), Peradeniya, Seenigoda (Forel 1911a: 223), Colombo, Laxapathiya, Yakkala, Dehiwala, Peradeniya, Gilimale, Ratnapura, Kandy, Koslanda, Bibile (Bolton 1977: 102), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442), Kandy, Colombo (Hita Garcia and Fisher 2011: 24), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Cheesman and Crawley 1928: 522), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 176), Kandy (Taylor 1987: 79), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 490), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0904850 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium pilosum Emery, 1893
Tetramorium pilosum Emery, 1893a: 247 TL: Kandy: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0281188 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 247); Ceylon (Emery 1901: 120), Kandy (Forel 1903a: 702), Kandy (Bolton 1977: 82); Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 180), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Kandy: CASENT 0280881, CASENT 0281188 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium simillimum (Smith F, 1851)
Myrmica simillima Smith F, 1851: 118. TL: Great Britian: England [Syntypes: Lost].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 81), Yakkala, Peradeniya (Bolton 1977: 132), Peradeniya (Bolton 1980: 320), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 177), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 310), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: FOCOL 2100 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879: 673. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntypes: NHMUK, NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0901108, CASENT 0919654 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Boragas, Nuwara Eliya (Bolton 1977: 90), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 194), Ihakuluweva, Pallama, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Yamane et al. 1999), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 273), Sri Lanka (Le et al. 2010: 9), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2014).
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870: 976. TL: [Tongatabu] Tongatapu: Tonga [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0916043 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 225); Peradeniya (Bolton 1977: 129); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 176), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: CASENT 0909171 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863
Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863: 181. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB?].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 181), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 246), Kandy (Forel 1903a: 702), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 225), Nuwara Eliya, Hakgala (Bolton 1977: 84), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 195), Ihakuluweva (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Forel 1904b: 175), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 180), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 6), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 310), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 490), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Nuwara Eliya: CASENT 0280879, CASENT 0909193 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium transversarium Roger, 1863
Tetramorium transversarium Roger, 1863: 181. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: ZMHB (lost)].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1863: 182), Nuwara Eliya (Emery 1893a: 246), Hakgala (Bolton 1977: 115); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 702), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 178), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16).
Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890)
Triglyphothrix walshi Forel, 1890: cvii. TL: [Bengalen (Pooree)], Bay of Bengal, Puri: India [Syntypes: MHNG, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0909098, FOCOL 2061, 2062 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Nawalapitiya (Emery 1893a: 248), Nawalapitiya (Forel 1903a: 704), Colombo, Gilimale, Nuwara Eliya (Bolton 1976: 359), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 195), Marawila, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Mawathagama, Kurunegala (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 179), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 6), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 299), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 273), Sri Lanka (Tak et al. 2007: 129), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 44), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 31), Sri Lanka (Tak and Kazmi 2011: 45), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 16); AntWeb records: Waikkal, Ranweli: CASENT 0280877 (AntWeb 2020).
Tetramorium yerburyi Forel, 1902
Tetramorium pilosum r. yerburyi Forel, 1902b: 238. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0909188 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1902b: 239), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 703), Kandy (Bolton 1977: 85); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0280880, CASENT 0909188 (AntWeb 2020).
Trichomyrmex: 8 species/subspecies
Trichomyrmex aberrans (Forel, 1902)
Monomorium aberrans Forel, 1902b: 209. TL: Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908722 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0914156 (Antweb 2020).
Trichomyrmex criniceps (Mayr, 1879)
Holcomyrmex criniceps Mayr, 1879: 672. TL: [Tranquebar] Tharangambadi; Madras, Tamil Nadu: India [Syntypes: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0916013, 0916014 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 693), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 221), Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 55), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 181), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 163), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 92), Sri Lanka (Ali 1992: 3), Ceylon (Radchenko 1997: 218), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 56), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 179), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 177), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 21), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0908757 (AntWeb 2020).
Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
Atta destructor Jerdon, 1851: 105. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Colombo (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 117), Colombo (Forel 1907a: 19), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 394), Ceylon (Forel 1911a: 221), Ceylon (Forel 1913a: 53), Colombo, Peradenya, Maha-Oyo (Bolton 1987: 325), South Sri Lanka (Way and Bolton 1997: 442), Kelaniya (Dias 2006a: 45), Sri Lanka (Heterick 2006: 96), Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2008: 115), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 81), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 84), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 62), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 176), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Madurankuliya, Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 36); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 166), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 178), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0010944, 0010945 (AntWeb 2020).
Trichomyrmex emeryi laevior (Mayr, 1897)
Monomorium emeryi laevior Mayr, 1897: 427. TL: Kalawewa: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMW?].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Kalawewa (Mayr 1897: 427), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 687); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 176), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 166), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 90).
Trichomyrmex glaber (André, 1883)
Holcomyrmex glaber André, 1883: 345. TL: India [Syntype: MNHN]. [Images of CASENT 0915415 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 692), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 394), Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 55); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 455), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 163), Sri Lanka (Radchenko 1997: 221), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 57), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 180), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004b: 87), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 178), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 22).
Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)
Monomorium gracillimum var. mayri Forel, 1902b: 209. TL: [Kelas Lake, Bombay] Mumbai: India [Lectotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0249904 lectotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenya (Bolton 1987: 326); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004b: 88), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 24), Sri Lanka (Tak 2010: 139), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15).
Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865
Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865: 19. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0916015, 0916016 syntype queens examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Mayr 1865: 19), Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 699); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 186), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 169), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 91), Sri Lanka (Radchenko 1997: 222), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 51), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 15); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0916015, 0916016 (AntWeb 2020).
Trichomyrmex wroughtoni Forel, 1911
Trichomyrmex wroughtoni Forel, 1911b: 453. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902224, CASENT 0908721 syntype workers examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Radchenko 1997: 222).
Tyrannomyrmex: 1 species
Tyrannomyrmex legatus Alpert, 2013
Tyrannomyrmex legatus Alpert, 2013: 287. TL: Sinharaja Forest Reserve: Sri Lanka [Holotype: MCZ]. [Images of CASENT 0106177 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Alpert 2013: 287), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 196), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); AntWeb records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve: CASENT 0106177 (AntWeb 2020).
Vollenhovia: 1 species
Vollenhovia escherichi Forel, 1911
Vollenhovia escherichi Forel, 1911e: 198. TL: Peradenyia [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0908656 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradenyia (Forel 1911e: 198); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1922: 164), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 170), Ceylon (Ettershank 1966: 149), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0908656 (AntWeb 2020).
PONERINAE
Anochetus: 8 species
Anochetus consultans (Walker, 1859)
Formica consultans Walker, 1859: 373. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902446 holotype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 373), Sri Lanka (Brown 1978: 556); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902446 (AntWeb 2020).
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870: 961. TL: Samoa: Upolu Island [Lectotype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915887 lectoype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 109), Paradeniya, Lady Black Drive (Forel 1911a: 215), Mihintale, Sinhapura (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Ambagaswewa (Shattuck and Slipinska 2012: 2), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 219), Egodayagama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Peiris 2015b: 26), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 41), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 2), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 44), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: North Central: Ambagaswewa: ANIC 32-015987 (AntWeb 2020).
Anochetus longifossatus Mayr, 1897
Anochetus longifossatus Mayr, 1897: 425. TL: Kalawewa: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: MHNG, NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0907405, CASENT 0915889 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kalawewa (Mayr 1897: 427), Kalawewa (Forel 1900a: 61), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 18), Kandy (Brown 1978: 593), Mihintale Forest, Pulliyarahandiya (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 220), Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 109), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 40), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Ambagaswewa, Peradeniya, Bandarawela, Kandy, Kalawewa: ANIC 32-016936, 32-016937, CASENT 0281880, CASENT 0902444, CASENT 0907405, CASENT 0915889, FOCOL 1044 (AntWeb 2020) .
Anochetus madaraszi Mayr, 1897
Anochetus madaraszi Mayr, 1897: 424. TL: Kalawewa: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915892, 0915893 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Kalawewa (Mayr 1897: 425), Kalawewa (Forel 1900a: 61), Sri Lanka (Brown 1978: 557); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 109), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 40), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 232), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17).
Anochetus nietneri (Roger, 1861)
Odontomachus nietneri Roger, 1861: 23. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: ZMHB].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1861: 24), Ceylon (Forel 1900a: 60), Sri Lanka (Brown 1978: 558), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 109), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 40), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Peradeniya, Kandy: ANIC 32-016952–6954 (AntWeb 2020).
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978: 558. TL: Madras: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907407 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; AntWeb records: Colombo: CASENT 0281883 (AntWeb 2020).
Anochetus pangens (Walker, 1859)
Formica pangens Walker, 1859: 371. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902445 holotype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 371), Sri Lanka (Brown 1978: 558); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 200), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902445 (AntWeb 2020).
Anochetus yerburyi Forel, 1900
Anochetus yerburyi Forel, 1900a: 62. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907416 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900a: 63), Sri Lanka (Brown 1978: 559); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 110), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 42), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52) , Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 13), Sri Lanka (Tak 2010: 136), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907416 (AntWeb 2020).
Bothroponera: 3 species
Bothroponera rubiginosa (Emery, 1889)
Ponera rubiginosa Emery, 1889: 498. TL: Tenasserim Moulmein: Myanmar [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0903896 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sinhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 64).
Bothroponera sulcata (Mayr, 1867)
Ponera sulcata Mayr, 1867: 441. TL: India [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915674 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 86); Secondary literature records: Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Bothroponera tesseronoda (Emery, 1877)
Ponera tesseronoda Emery, 1877a: 368. TL: [Calcutta] Kolkata, West Bengal: India [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915675 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 242), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 325), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113), Up country (Forel 1908: 1), Dividosgala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216), Haputale, Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 7), Anuradhapura (Maschwitz et al. 1974: 113), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 64), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Namalweva, Ihakuluweva, Marawila, Pallama, Madurankuliya (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016a: 53); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 78), Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 98), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 449), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 51), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 5), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 28), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 234), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 187), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Brachyponera: 3 species
Brachyponera jerdonii (Forel, 1900)
Ponera jerdonii Forel, 1900b: 327. TL: Assam; Kerala: Calicut; Maharashtra: Pune; West Bengal: Kolkata, Barrackpore: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907282 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73).
Brachyponera luteipes (Mayr, 1862)
Ponera luteipes Mayr, 1862: 722. TL: Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0915672 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 242), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 326), Galle (Forel 1908: 1), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216), Dompe (Forel 1913a: 8), Peradeniya (Karavaiev 1925a: 125), Peradeniya (Karavaiev 1926: 415), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 233), Kuluna Kanda Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 84), Ceylon (Wheeler 1921: 530), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 63), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 4), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 31), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 237), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 287), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 198), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 376), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 263), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18).
Brachyponera obscurans (Walker, 1859)
Formica obscurans Walker, 1859: 372. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902498 holotype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 372); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 200), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 263); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902498 (AntWeb 2020).
Centromyrmex: 2 species/subspecies
Centromyrmex feae (Emery, 1889)
Spalacomyrmex feae Emery, 1889: 491. TL: Bhamò, Palon, [Pegù] Bago: [Birmania] Myanmar [Syntypes: MSNG, NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0903860, CASENT 0915651 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 240), Kandy (Karavaiev 1925b: 81), Kandy (Karavaiev 1926: 415), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 222), Ihakuluweva (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 52), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 2), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 280), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 265).
Centromyrmex feae ceylonicus Forel, 1900
Centromyrmex feae var. ceylonicus Forel, 1900b: 303. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907210 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 303), Galle, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 215), Negombo (Forel 1913b: 660); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 58), Ceylon (Forel 1913a: 125), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 52); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0752148, CASENT 0907210 (AntWeb 2020).
Cryptopone: 1 species
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893b: cclxxv. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG?].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Nawalapitya (Emery 1893a: 241), Ceylon (Emery 1893b: cclxxv), Nawalapitya (Forel 1900b: 328), Nawalapitya (Wilson 1958a: 360), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 85); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 88), Nawalapitya (Wheeler 1933: 6), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 451), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 53), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17).
Diacamma: 6 species/subspecies
Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897
Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897b: 159. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0903871 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1897b: 159), Kelaniya, Gampaha (Dias 2006a: 46), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 227), Marawila, Pallama (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 79), Ceylon (Emery 1911: 66), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 57), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0903871 (AntWeb 2020).
Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887
Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887: 293. TL: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: India [Syntype: MNHN]. [Images of CASENT 0913724 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 78); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 65), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 54), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 2), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 26), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 185).
Diacamma indicum Santschi, 1920
Diacamma rugosum var. indica Santschi, 1920: 179. TL: Kyd Island, Süd Andaman: India [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907229 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Galle (Forel 1908: 1), Galle (Forel 1911a: 216), Sri Lanka (Viginier et al. 2004: 2096), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 225), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 59), Sri Lanka (Terayama et al. 2014).
Diacamma rugosum (Le Guillou, 1842)
Ponera rugosa Le Guillou, 1842: 318. TL: Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia [Syntype: MNHN]. [Images of CASENT 0913723 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Colombo (Emery 1893a: 242), Ceylon (Emery 1897b: 153), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 319), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113), Kelaniya, Gampaha (Dias 2006a: 46), Nawalapitiya (Amarasinghe 2010: 12), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 226), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 55), Sri Lanka (Azuma and Kinjo 1987), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 2), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 25), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 274), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 152), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 196), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 476), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: FOCOL 0938–0940 (AntWeb 2020).
Diacamma rugosum jerdoni Forel, 1903
Diacamma rugosum var. jerdoni Forel, 1903c: 401. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907222 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1909: 392), Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 52), Seenigoda (Forel 1913a: 7); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 66), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 449), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 55); AntWeb records: Ceylon: CASENT 0907222 (AntWeb 2020).
Diacamma rugosum sculptum (Jerdon, 1851)
Ponera sculpta Jerdon, 1851: 117. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1897b: 157), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 321), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 80), Ceylon (Wheeler 1909: 338), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 56), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 26), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 234), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 477).
Harpegnathos: 3 species/subspecies
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851: 117. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 51), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Mihintale Forest (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 85), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 227), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 59), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 66), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 3), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 21), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Rajan et al. 2006: 185), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 47), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17).
Harpegnathos saltator cruentatus (Smith F, 1858)
Drepanognathus cruentatus Smith F, 1858: 82. TL: Hong Kong: China [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0900659 holotype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900a: 65); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1937: 198).
Harpegnathos saltator taprobanae Forel, 1909
Harpegnathos cruentatus var. taprobanae Forel, 1909: 392. TL: Dambulla: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907213 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Dambulla (Forel 1909: 392); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 59), Dambulla (Donisthorpe 1937: 198), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 67); AntWeb records: Dambulla: CASENT 0907213 (AntWeb 2020).
Hypoponera: 8 species
Hypoponera aitkenii (Forel, 1900)
Ponera confinis var. aitkenii Forel, 1900b: 325. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907305 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 1), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 11); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 69).
Hypoponera bugnioni (Forel, 1912)
Ponera bugnioni Forel, 1912c: 52. TL: Ambalagoda: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907301 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ambalagoda (Forel 1912c: 53); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907301 (AntWeb 2020).
Hypoponera ceylonensis (Mayr, 1897)
Ponera ceylonensis Mayr, 1897: 422. TL: Kalawewa: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: HNHM]. [Images of CASENT 0922435 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Dry Zone; Primary literature records: Kalawewa (Mayr 1897: 422), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 325); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 90), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 68), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Kalawewa: CASENT 0922435 (AntWeb 2020).
Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860)
Ponera confinis Roger, 1860: 284. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB?].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1860: 284), Kandy (Forel 1900b: 327), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 215), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 11), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve, Kuluna Kanda Proposed Forest Reserve, Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 73); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1895b: 295), Ceylon (Emery 1911: 90), Ceylon (Viehmeyer 1912: 18), Ceylon (Wheeler 1935: 12), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 69), Ceylon (Wilson 1958a: 328), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 29), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 243), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 267), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17).
Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Ponera punctatissima Roger, 1859: 246. TL: [Rauden, Berlin], Rudy: Poland [Paralectotypes: DEIC, MNHN, ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0915490, FOCOL 0360, FOCOL 0981, 0982 paralectotype workers and queen examined].
Distribution. Sri Lanka (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard).
Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)
Ponera ragusai Emery, 1894: 28. TL: Sicily: Italy [Syntype: MSNG].
Distribution. Wet and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Matale (Emery 1893a: 242), Matale (Forel 1900b: 327), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 215); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 91), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 69), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 267), Sri Lanka (Bolton and Fisher 2011: 94).
Hypoponera taprobanae (Forel, 1913)
Ponera taprobanae Forel, 1913a: 11. TL: Peradeniya: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: ZMHB]. [Images of FOCOL 0992 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 11); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 73), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Peradeniya: FOCOL 0992 (AntWeb 2020).
Hypoponera wroughtonii (Forel, 1900)
Ponera confinis var. wroughtonii Forel, 1900b: 325. TL: [Kanara], Karnataka: India [Syntypes: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907308 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 215), Ceylon (Forel 1913a: 11).
Leptogenys: 11 species/subspecies
Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)
Lobopelta chinensis Mayr, 1870: 965. TL: China [Syntype: NHMW]. [Images of CASENT 0915873 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 242), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 313), Anuradhapura (Emery 1901: 113), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 393), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 74); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 103), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 33), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 3), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 239), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 153), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 268), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 48), Sri Lanka (Zhou et al. 2012: 887), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 159).
Leptogenys diminuta (Smith F, 1857)
Ponera diminuta Smith F, 1857: 69. TL: Sarawak: Malaysia [Syntype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0901351 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 307); Bandarawela (Forel 1913b: 661), Kandy (Wilson 1958b: 120); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 103), Ceylon (Forel 1912c: 52), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 33), Sri Lanka (Taylor 1988: 34), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 239), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 268), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sri Lanka (Zhou et al. 2012: 888), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 138); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907370 (AntWeb 2020).
Leptogenys diminuta laeviceps (Smith F, 1857)
Ponera laeviceps Smith F, 1857: 69. TL: Sarawak: Malaysia [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902613 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Bandarawela (Forel 1908: 2), Galle (Forel 1911a: 216).
Leptogenys exundans (Walker, 1859)
Formica exundans Walker, 1859: 371. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902621 syntype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 371); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 199), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902621 (AntWeb 2020).
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861: 42. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0104059 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1861: 42), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 309), Peradeniya (Bolton 1975: 253); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 99), Ceylon (Wheeler 1922: 1010), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 31), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sri Lanka (Rakotonirina and Fisher 2014: 109), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 138); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0104059 (AntWeb 2020).
Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900
Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900b: 311. TL: Belgaum: India [Syntype: NHMB]. [Images of CASENT 0915229 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 311); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 104), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 35), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Jaitrong and Nabhitabhata 2005: 25), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 156).
Leptogenys meritans (Walker, 1859)
Formica meritans Walker, 1859: 371. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Holotype: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0902608 holotype male examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Walker 1859: 371); Secondary literature records: Emery 1925: 271 (Ceylon), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 200), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 18), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0902608 (AntWeb 2020).
Leptogenys peuqueti (André, 1887)
Lobopelta peuqueti André, 1887: 292. TL: Annam, Hué: Vietnam [Syntypes: MHNG, MNHN]. [Images of CASENT 0907380, CASENT 0915465 syntype workers examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 314), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113), Colombo (Forel 1907a: 7), Ceylon (Forel 1909: 393), Thulana (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 64), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 230), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 104), Ceylon (Wheeler and Chapman 1925: 69), Ceylon (Menozzi 1932: 4), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 38), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 280), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 268), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sri Lanka (Zhou et al. 2012: 887), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 160).
Leptogenys processionalis (Jerdon, 1851)
Ponera processionalis Jerdon, 1851: 118. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1861: 14), Kandy (Emery 1893a: 243), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 309), Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113), Puwakpitiya, Pattipola (Forel 1908: 1), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216), Maha Iluppalama (Forel 1913a: 16), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 86), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 63), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 231), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Namalweva (Dias and Peiris 2015a: 6), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 104), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1942b: 452), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 38), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 4), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 22), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 241), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 153), Sri Lanka (Tak and Rathore 2004a: 164), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 49), Sri Lanka (Tak 2008: 13), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 142).
Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900
Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900b: 304. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907337 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 304), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 231), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 99), Ceylon (Wheeler and Chapman 1925: 69), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 31), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17), Sri Lanka (Xu and He 2015: 142); AntWeb records: Karataivu Island: CASENT 0281920, CASENT 0907337 (AntWeb 2020).
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900b: 311. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907384 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 311), Dividsogala, Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 105), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 17), Ceylon (Xu and He 2015: 142); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0907384 (AntWeb 2020).
Mesoponera: 1 species
Mesoponera melanaria (Emery, 1893)
Ponera melanaria Emery, 1893d: 260. TL: Colombo: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka; Nadungayam, Malabar: India [Syntype: MSNG, NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0903930, CASENT 0902489 syntype worker and male examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Colombo (Emery 1893a: 242), Ceylon (Emery 1893d: 260), Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 326), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 8), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 86), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 74); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 81), Ceylon (Wheeler 1922: 1008), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 64), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 4), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 31), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19); AntWeb records: Colombo: CASENT 0903930 (AntWeb 2020).
Myopias: 1 species
Myopias amblyops Roger, 1861
Myopias amblyops Roger, 1861: 39. TL: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: ZMHB]. [Images of CASENT 0104584 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Roger 1861: 40) (Forel 1900b: 328), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83); Secondary literature records: Ceylon Ceylon (Emery 1911: 94), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 67), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18), Sri Lanka (Xu et al. 2014: 165); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0104584 (AntWeb 2020).
Odontomachus: 1 species
Odontomachus simillimus Smith F, 1858
Odontomachus simillimus Smith F, 1858: 80. TL: Oceania, Navai: Fiji; [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntypes: NHMUK]. [Images of CASENT 0900649, CASENT 0900650 syntype queens examined].
Distribution. Wet, Dry and Intermediate Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Smith, F. 1858: 80), Peradeniya (Forel 1913a: 19), Kandy (Karavaiev 1925c: 295), Kandy (Karavaiev 1926: 417), Kelaniya, Gampaha (Dias 2006a: 46), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Gilimale Forest Reserve (Dias and Perera 2011: 72), Sri Lanka (Sorger and Zettel 2011: 160), Kirikanda Forest (Dias et al. 2013: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 234), Kalugala Proposed Forest Reserve, Kuluna Kanda Proposed Forest Reserve, Wilpita “Aranya Kele” (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Campus of University Peradeniya, Kandy, Ratnapura, Pilikuttuwa (Satria et al. 2015: 6), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2015: 31), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37), Meethirigala Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016a: 53), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 74); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 46), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 4), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Peradenyia, Colombo: CASENT 0900650, ANIC 32-031797, 32-031798, FOCOL 1049–1051 (AntWeb 2020).
Parvaponera: 1 species
Parvaponera darwinii (Forel, 1893)
Belonopelta darwinii Forel, 1893c: 460. TL: Port Darwin, Northern Territory: Australia [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907290 syntype queen examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1901: 113), Ambalangoda (Forel 1909: 393); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Bingham 1903: 93), Ceylon (Wheeler 1922: 1009), Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 65), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 30), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19); AntWeb records: Dambuwa: CASENT 0810341, CASENT 0810343, CASENT 0810345, 0810346, CASENT 0810350, 0810351 (AntWeb 2020).
Platythyrea: 2 species
Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911
Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911d: 378. TL: Pays de Moïs (the Cochin Chine Francaise): Vietnam [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907112 syntype queen examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1931: 496), Ceylon (Brown 1975: 10); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 49), Sri Lanka (Xu and Zeng 2000: 214), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Sri Lanka: CASENT 0900568 (AntWeb 2020).
Platythyrea parallela (Smith F, 1859)
Ponera parallela Smith F, 1859: 143. TL: Aru I.: Indonesia [Holotype: OUMNH]. [Images of CASENT 0102936 holotype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet and Dry Zones; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1909: 393), Ceylon (Donisthorpe 1941: 203), Yakkala (Brown 1975: 49), Pohoranwewa, Dambulla (Dias and Kosgamage 2012: 64), Sri Lanka (Dias 2014: 235), Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 47), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006a: 52), Sri Lanka (Dias 2006b: 8), Sri Lanka (Dias et al. 2012: 18); AntWeb records: Yakkala: CASENT 0900570, CASENT 0915904, ANIC 32-065987 (AntWeb 2020).
Pseudoneoponera: 3 species/subspecies
Pseudoneoponera insularis (Emery, 1889)
Bothroponera insularis Emery, 1889: 495. TL: Java, Ardjoeno: Indonesia [Syntype: MSNG]. [Images of CASENT 0903889 syntype worker examined].
Distribution.Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1903a: 713); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 50).
Pseudoneoponera rufipes (Jerdon, 1851)
Ponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851: 119. TL: Malabar, Kerala: India [Type: UNK].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Forel 1900b: 326), Kandy (Bingham 1903: 97), Puwakpitiya (Forel 1908: 1), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2008: 83), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Gunawardene et al. 2012: 86), Kuluna Kanda Proposed Forest Reserve (Dias and Ruchirani 2014: 88), Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratnapura (Dias and Rajapaksa 2016: 37), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Dias and Udayakantha 2016b: 5), Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve (Udayakantha and Dias 2018: 74); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 76), Ceylon (Wheeler 1921: 529), Kandy (Mukherji and Ribeiro 1925: 206), Sri Lanka (Ali 1991: 5), Sri Lanka (Tiwari 1999: 28), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 1999: 233), Sri Lanka (Dias 2002: 19), Sri Lanka (Mathew and Tiwari 2000: 288), Sri Lanka (Tiwari and Tiwari 2002: 153), Sri Lanka (Mathew 2003: 199), Sri Lanka (Tiwari et al. 2003: 478), Sri Lanka (Ghosh et al. 2006: 377), Sri Lanka (Li-Zhong 2006: 269), Sri Lanka (Sheela 2008a: 51).
Pseudoneoponera rufipes ceylonensis (Forel, 1911)
Pachycondyla rufipes subsp. ceylonensis Forel, 1911a: 216. TL: Peradenyia: [Ceylon] Sri Lanka [Syntype: MHNG]. [Images of CASENT 0907254 syntype worker examined].
Distribution. Wet Zone; Primary literature records: Ceylon (Emery 1911: 77), Peradeniya (Forel 1911a: 216); Secondary literature records: Ceylon (Chapman and Capco 1951: 50); AntWeb records: Peradenyia: CASENT 0907254 (AntWeb 2020).