The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist

Dias, R.K.S.; Guénard, Benoit; Akbar, Shahid; Economo, Evan P.; Udayakantha, W.S.; Wachkoo, Aıjaz Ahmad

doi:10.3897/zookeys.967.54432

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“…Of them 82 species are endemic to the country. 8 Female Hymenopteran has a stinging apparatus called 'stinger' which is a modified ovipositor located at the tip of the abdomen associated with a venom gland and lancet. 9 If Hymenopterans are disturbed, they sting the victim and inject venom as a defense mechanism.…”

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<em>Hymenoptera</em> (wasps, bees and ants) envenomation; a neglected tropical disorder in Sri Lanka

Witharana¹

2023

J of Cey Coll of Phy

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Sri Lanka is a tropical agricultural country in which a huge number of insect species have been reported. Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the order Hymenoptera mostly living in a colony, and colony members attack humans aggressively when they are disturbed. However, Hymenopterans are important in many ways such as pollination service to the agricultural and wild plants, honey production, natural pest control for crops, and being members of the food chains. Therefore, we should help to conserve Hymenopterans while safeguarding ourselves from them.Unpublished data confirm that thousands of hospital admissions and 15-30 deaths after insect stings in Sri Lanka annually. When Hymenopterans are disturbed, they sting the victims and inject venom as a defense mechanism. Immunological reactions and toxic effects are common clinical presentations after the Hymenoptera sting. Fatal anaphylaxis, rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, acute myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome), bowel gangrene, cerebral infarction, acute pulmonary oedema, multi organ failure, limb ischaemia and haemolytic anaemia have been reported in Sri Lanka.

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<em>Hymenoptera</em> (wasps, bees and ants) envenomation; a neglected tropical disorder in Sri Lanka

Witharana¹

2023

J of Cey Coll of Phy

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First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species

Akbar

Bharti

Kanturski

et al. 2021

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Here we describe and illustrate Syllophopsis peetersi sp. nov. from Silent Valley National Park, a biodiversity hotspot region of the Western Ghats of India. The discovery also marks a first native report of the genus from the Indian subcontinent. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was carried out to elucidate the general morphology and sensilla of the new species. The new species is similar to congeners from Madagascar, but with larger differences from species that occur elsewhere.

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The paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) of Sri Lanka recorded from recent investigations

RANASINHE,

ABEYWARDHANA,

NUGALIYADDE

et al. 2024

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Paper wasps of subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier have been studied in many countries of the world due to their importance as pest species, predators, model organisms in research and medical significance. Seven species have been well documented in Sri Lanka, of these five species represent genus Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville, and two species genus Polistes Latrielle. However, the species have not been studied systematically for many years and recent records are not available. In the present study investigations for wasps (Vespidae) were conducted in 28 locations of all provinces and climatic zones of the country. Five species of paper wasps were found in 15 of the locations investigated, four in the genus Ropalidia and one in the genus Polistes. Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier was the most abundant and widely distributed species, while the other species had more limited distribution. Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, previously recorded from Sri Lanka, was not recorded during the present study. All the species of paper wasps encountered in the present study showed changes in distribution from their historical locations, decline in distributional ranges and occurrence in new locations.

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The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist

Cited by 6 publications

References 120 publications

<em>Hymenoptera</em> (wasps, bees and ants) envenomation; a neglected tropical disorder in Sri Lanka

<em>Hymenoptera</em> (wasps, bees and ants) envenomation; a neglected tropical disorder in Sri Lanka

First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species

The paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) of Sri Lanka recorded from recent investigations

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