Carebara sinhala

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Sri Lanka.

Nomenclature

 * taprobanae. Oligomyrmex taprobanae Forel, 1911i: 219 (s.w.) SRI LANKA.
 * [Junior secondary homonym of taprobanae Smith, F. 1858b: 175.]
 * Combination in O. (Oligomyrmex): Emery, 1924d: 218;
 * combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1924d: 218; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 158; Ettershank, 1966: 124; Bolton, 1995b: 300.
 * Replacement name: Carebara sinhala Fischer, et al. 2014: 71.
 * . Carebara sinhala Fischer, et al. 2014: 71.
 * Replacement name for Oligomyrmex taprobanae Forel, 1911i: 219. [Junior secondary homonym of Pheidole taprobanae Smith, F. 1858b: 175.]

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Dias R. K. S. 2002. Current knowledge on ants of Sri Lanka. ANeT Newsletter 4: 17- 21.
 * 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.
 * Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
 * Forel A. 1911. Ameisen aus Ceylon, gesammelt von Prof. K. Escherich (einige von Prof. E. Bugnion). Pp. 215-228 in: Escherich, K. Termitenleben auf Ceylon. Jena: Gustav Fischer, xxxii + 262 pp.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1936. Ecological relations of ponerine and other ants to termites. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 71: 159-243.