The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist

• Auteur principal: Benoit Guénard (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Evan P. Economo (auth), Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias (auth), Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo (auth), Shahid Ali Akbar (auth), Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Pensoft Publishers
• Collection: ZooKeys
• Sujets: Zoology & animal sciences
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...