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Calyptomyrmex singalensis
| Calyptomyrmex singalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Calyptomyrmex |
| Species: | C. singalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calyptomyrmex singalensis Baroni Urbani, 1975
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Sri Lanka (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- singalensis. Calyptomyrmex singalensis Baroni Urbani, 1975a: 402, figs. 3, 7 (w.) SRI LANKA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 9 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Sri Lanka (“E Ceylon”): Kantala, 2.ii.1970, st. no. 40 (C. Besuchet & I. Löbl); paratypes: 7 workers with same data, 2 workers Sri Lanka: Uva, Inginiyagala, 12.ii.1970, st. no. 63c (C. Besuchet & I. Löbl).
- Type-depositories: MHNG (holotype); BMNH, MHNG, NHMB (paratypes).
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 83; Akbar & Bharti, 2015: 7 (in key); Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 61.
- Distribution: Sri Lanka.
Description
References
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1975a. Primi reperti del genere Calyptomyrmex Emery nel subcontinente Indiano. Entomol. Basil. 1: 395-411 (page 402, figs. 3, 7 worker described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 83, catalogue)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Baroni Urbani C. 1975. Primi reperti del genere Calyptomyrmex Emery nel subcontinente Indiano. Entomologica Basiliensia 1:395-411.
- Dias R. K. S. 2006. Current taxonomic status of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: 43-52. Bambaradeniya, C.N.B. (Editor), 2006. Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. The World Conservation Union, Colombo, Sri Lanka & Government of Sri Lanka. viii + 308pp.
- Dias R. K. S., K. R. K. A. Kosgamage, and H. A. W. S. Peiris. 2012. The Taxonomy and Conservation Status of Ants (Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka. In: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Weerakoon, D.K. & S. Wijesundara Eds., Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. p11-19.