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Carebara angolensis congolensis
| Carebara angolensis congolensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. angolensis |
| Subspecies: | C. angolensis congolensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Carebara angolensis congolensis (Forel, 1916) | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- congolensis. Oligomyrmex angolensis r. congolensis Forel, 1916: 417 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype major workers, syntype minor workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): (no further data) (Kohl).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in Carebara: new combination (unpublished).
- Subspecies of angolensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 881; Emery, 1924d: 217; Weber, 1950a: 5; Ettershank, 1966: 123; Bolton, 1995b: 299.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Fernández, F. 2004a. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymentoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26(1): 191-238 (page 235, Combination in Carebara)
- Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 417, soldier, worker described)