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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
98
386
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
98
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
17
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
17 Genera with 104 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Campomyrma Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1908Black carpenter ant49SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1863And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1894Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 04SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191139SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhacis1SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1894False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
104 Species and 25 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga rubescens Forel, 1894
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Campomyrma hexacantha hestia Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Colobopsis) badius Smith, F., 1857Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) reticulatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus reticulatus latitans Forel, 1893
Camponotus reticulatus yerburyi Forel, 1893
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus Weber, 1942
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) fletcheri Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971
Camponotus barbatus infuscoides Bingham, 1903
Camponotus barbatus taylori Forel, 1892
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889Round combshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) mitis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus variegatus bacchus Smith, 1858
Camponotus variegatus crassinodis Forel, 1892
Camponotus variegatus dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus variegatus fuscithorax Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus variegatus infuscoides
Camponotus variegatus infuscus Forel, 1892
Camponotus variegatus intrans Forel, 1911
Camponotus variegatus somnificus Forel, 1902
Camponotus albipes Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus auriculatus Mayr, 1897
Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971Boreal astarte
Camponotus ceylonicus Emery, 1925
Camponotus greeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus indeflexus Walker, 1859
Camponotus isabellae Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus latebrosus Walker, 1859
Camponotus mendax Forel, 1895
Camponotus mendax integer Forel, 1895
Camponotus nirvanae Forel, 1893
Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus ominosus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus sesquipedalis Roger, 1863
Camponotus sklarus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus varians Roger, 1863
Camponotus wedda Forel, 1908
Colobopsis badia Smith, 1857
Colobopsis ceylonica
Formica fuscicauda Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Formica subpicea Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Lepisiota bipartita Smith, F., 1861
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis lunaris Emery, 1893
Lepisiota fergusoni Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Lepisiota lunaris Emery, 1893
Lepisiota mayri Wachkoo, Bha..., 2021
Lepisiota opaca Forel, 1892
Lepisiota pulchella Forel, 1892
Lepisiota wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmoteras binghami Forel, 1893
Myrmoteras ceylonica Gregg, 1957
Myrmoteras ceylonicum Gregg, 1957
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia indica Forel, 1894
Nylanderia taylori Forel, 1894
Nylanderia taylori levis Forel, 1913
Nylanderia vagabunda Motschoulsky, 1863
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia yerburyi Forel, 1894
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis pissina Roger, 1863
Plagiolepis pisssina
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) exercita Walker, 1859Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) cingula Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Hemioptica) bugnioni Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis (Hemioptica) scissa Roger, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrma) aculeata Mayr, 1879
Polyrhachis (Myrma) horni Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) proxima Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Myrma) yerburyi Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis dives belli Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) hippomanes Smith, F., 1861Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis hippomanes ceylonensis Emery, 1893
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis saevissima argentea Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) tibialis Smith, F., 1858Snuffbox
Polyrhachis tibialis parsis Emery, 1900
Polyrhachis tibialis pectita Santschi, 1928
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) wroughtonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) frauenfeldi Mayr, 1862Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis thrinax lancearia Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis aedipus Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis convexa (Roger, 1863)⇒ Polyrhachis radicicola Dahl, 1901
Polyrhachis convexa isabellae Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis curvispina Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis fornicata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis gibba Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Polyrhachis gibbosa Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis jerdonii Forel, 1892
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis oedipus Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis radicicola Dahl, 1901
Polyrhachis rupicapra Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis sophocles Forel, 1908
Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis xanthippe Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Polyrhacis thrinax
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Prenolepis yerburyi Forel, 1894
Pseudolasius isabellae Forel, 1908

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmoteratini
Forel, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Formicinae at antwiki.org
Formicinae at artfakta.se
Formicinae at dyntaxa.se
Formicinae at itis.gov