List of ants of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.

The following list provide the ants of Sri Lanka. More details abut the species can achieved by referring Ants of Sri Lanka by Dr. Shriyani Dias.

Ants

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Formicidae

Ants are social insects that can be found in terrestrial ecosystems. They are also very common in human settlements, as well as in forest floor. Well over 6000 species of ants were found and described, and new species are about to discover. Sri Lanka is home to 210 species of ants that included to 63 genera and 10 subfamilies. There are 102 endemic species in Sri Lanka, with 48.6% of endemism. One endemic genus Aneuretus is also included to the list.

Subfamily: Amblyoponinae