Paratopula ceylonica

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines. Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan. Palaearctic Region: China.

Biology
This species is found in grasslands where it feeds on dead cockroach bodies and bread pieces (Mohyuddin et al., 2020).

Nomenclature

 *  ceylonica. Atopomyrmex ceylonicus Emery, 1901f: 114, fig. (q.) SRI LANKA. Forel, 1913f: 196 (w.); Bolton, 1988b: 138 (m.). Combination in Atopula: Emery, 1912b: 104; in Leptothorax: Forel, 1916: 459; in Paratopula: Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 144. Senior synonym of taylori: Bolton, 1988b: 138.
 * taylori. Leptothorax taylori Forel, 1902c: 228 (w.q.) INDIA. Combination in Atopula: Forel, 1913f: 197; in Leptothorax: Forel, 1916: 459. Subspecies of ceylonica: Forel, 1913f: 197. Junior synonym of ceylonica: Bolton, 1988b: 138.