Pristomyrmex sinharaja

Pristomyrmex sinharaja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Pristomyrmex
Species group:	profundus
Species:	P. sinharaja
Binomial name
Pristomyrmex sinharaja Dias & Yamane, 2016

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• sinharaja. Pristomyrmex sinharaja Dias & Yamane, in Yamane & Dias, 2016: 190, figs. 3, 10-13 (w.) SRI LANKA.

References

• Dias, R.K.S., Rajapaksa, R.P.K.C. 2017. Geographic records of subfamilies, genera and species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the four climatic zones of Sri Lanka: A review. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka 11, 23-45. (doi:10.4038/josuk.v11i2.7999).
• Yamane, S., Dias, R.K.S. 2016. New species of the Pristomyrmex profundus Wang group from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Euroasian entomological Journal 1:188-193.