Carebara incierta

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Carebara incierta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Carebara
Species: C. incierta
Binomial name
Carebara incierta
Fernández, 2004

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Fernández (2004) - C. incierta is based on solitary male collected in Brazil. As implied by the name, the real status of this taxon is uncertain, due to absence of workers associated.

Identification

A member of the Carebara lignata species complex.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Male

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Carebara incertaMale (alate). Specimen code casent0913483. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • incerta. Carebara incerta Santschi, 1923d: 66 (m.) BRAZIL (Goiás).
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Goya (B.J. de Gaulle).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • [Junior secondary homonym of Oligomyrmex incertus Santschi, 1919a: 340.]
    • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1927c: 102; Ettershank, 1966: 127; Kempf, 1972a: 74; Bolton, 1995b: 133.
    • Replacement name: Carebara incierta Fernández, 2004a: 216.
  • incierta. Carebara incierta Fernández, 2004a: 216.
    • Replacement name for Carebara incerta Santschi, 1923d: 66. [Junior secondary homonym of Oligomyrmex incertus Santschi, 1919a: 340.]
    • Distribution: Brazil.

Description

References