Camponotus mendax

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

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus sericeus var. mendax Forel, 1895e: 454 (s.) INDIA (Karnataka) (date of publication 20.vi.1895).
 * Bingham, 1903: 370 (q.).
 * Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 125.
 * Subspecies of sericeus: Emery, 1896d 376 (in list); Chapman & Capco, 1951: 242.
 * Status as species: Bingham, 1903: 370; Bolton, 1995b: 111; Tiwari, 1999: 70; Karmaly & Narendran, 2006: 86; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 25.
 * Senior synonym of pseudolus (unnecessary replacement name): Bolton, 1995b: 111.
 * [Note: pseudolus unnecessary as mendax Forel has priority over mendax Emery (Bolton, 1995b: 111).]
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus integer.
 * pseudolus. Camponotus pseudolus Forel, 1907a: 31.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 125.
 * Unnecessary replacement name for mendax Forel, 1895e: 454; hence junior synonym of mendax: Bolton, 1995b: 118.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * 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.
 * Mackay, W., and E. Mackay. The ants of New Mexico. The Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.
 * Presty J., and K. A. Karmaly. 2016. A study on the diversity and distribution of genus Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Kerala: ecologically significant agents in ecosystems functioning. In: Chakravarhty A. K, and S. Sridhara (eds), Arthropod diversity and conservation in the tropics and sub-tropics. Springer edition. Pages 255-270.