Carebara ceylonensis

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

Nomenclature

 * . Pheidologeton pygmaeus subsp. ceylonensis Forel, 1911i: 220 (w.q.) SRI LANKA.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
 * Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): Peradeniya (Dividosgala) (K. Escherich).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Forel, 1912n: 53 (s.w.).
 * [Misspelled as ceylonicus by Ettershank, 1966: 118.]
 * Combination in Aneleus (Aneleus): Emery, 1924d: 214;
 * combination in Pheidologeton: Ettershank, 1966: 118;
 * combination in Carebara: Fischer, et al. 2014: 71.
 * Subspecies of pygmaeus: Forel, 1912n: 53; Ettershank, 1966: 118.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1915a: 28; Emery, 1924d: 214; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 333; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 64.
 * Distribution: Sri Lanka.

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.
 * Forel A. 1912. Einige neue und interessante Ameisenformen aus Sumatra etc. Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 15: 51-78.
 * Yamane S. 2003. Preliminary survey on the distribution pattern of southeast Asian Pheidologeton species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 73-86 in: Mohamed, M.; Fellowes, J. R.; Yamane, S. (eds.) 2003. Proceedings of the 2nd ANeT workshop and seminar. Kota Kinabalu: Universiti Malaysia Sabah