The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist
Sri Lanka represents an important biodiversity hotspot region of the world. Yet, over the past 170 years, exploration of the ant fauna of Sri Lanka has received sporadic attention. Here we provide a synthesis of the regional taxonomic work carried out to date, as well as a historical overview of my...
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| author | Benoit Guénard Evan P. Economo Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Shahid Ali Akbar Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha |
| author_browse | Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Benoit Guénard Evan P. Economo Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias Shahid Ali Akbar Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha |
| author_facet | Benoit Guénard Evan P. Economo Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Shahid Ali Akbar Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha |
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| description | Sri Lanka represents an important biodiversity hotspot region of the world. Yet, over the past 170 years, exploration of the ant fauna of Sri Lanka has received sporadic attention. Here we provide a synthesis of the regional taxonomic work carried out to date, as well as a historical overview of myrmecological efforts in Sri Lanka, so that it can serve as a baseline for future ant studies. Thus far, eleven of the seventeen known extant ant subfamilies, 79 genera and 341 valid species and subspecies have been recorded in Sri Lanka. 82 species (24%) of the ant fauna are endemic to the island, while 18 species are considered introduced. Our results also highlight that most information available on Sri Lankan ant distribution is restricted to a few districts and largely confined to the ‘wet zone’. It is thus likely that other climatic zones, which have received less sampling and taxonomic efforts, may in the future contribute significantly to new discoveries once properly surveyed. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-410082024-04-05T17:31:30Z The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist Benoit Guénard Evan P. Economo Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Shahid Ali Akbar Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences Sri Lanka represents an important biodiversity hotspot region of the world. Yet, over the past 170 years, exploration of the ant fauna of Sri Lanka has received sporadic attention. Here we provide a synthesis of the regional taxonomic work carried out to date, as well as a historical overview of myrmecological efforts in Sri Lanka, so that it can serve as a baseline for future ant studies. Thus far, eleven of the seventeen known extant ant subfamilies, 79 genera and 341 valid species and subspecies have been recorded in Sri Lanka. 82 species (24%) of the ant fauna are endemic to the island, while 18 species are considered introduced. Our results also highlight that most information available on Sri Lankan ant distribution is restricted to a few districts and largely confined to the ‘wet zone’. It is thus likely that other climatic zones, which have received less sampling and taxonomic efforts, may in the future contribute significantly to new discoveries once properly surveyed. 2021-02-11T08:17:35Z 2021-02-11T08:17:35Z 2021-02-03 20:43:46 book 51705 1313-2989 9786192480165 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/41008 eng ZooKeys application/octet-stream Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/54432/ Pensoft Publishers https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.967.54432 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.967.54432 53b7a98a-89ca-42cf-b71d-fd420f70c5dd 9786192480165 142 open access |
| spellingShingle | QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences Benoit Guénard Evan P. Economo Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Shahid Ali Akbar Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title | The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title_full | The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title_fullStr | The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title_short | The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| title_sort | ants hymenoptera formicidae of sri lanka a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist |
| topic | QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences |
| topic_facet | QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences |
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