Carebara petulca

Carebara petulca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. petulca
Binomial name
Carebara petulca (Wheeler, W.M., 1922) Specimen labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -5.3119° to -5.3119°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• petulca. Aeromyrma petulca Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 166, fig. 40 (s.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: holotype major worker.
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Malela (Lang & Chapin).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Combination in Oligomyrmex (Aeromyrma): Weber, 1952a: 11;
  • combination in Oligomyrmex: Ettershank, 1966: 124;
  • combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 882; Weber, 1952a: 12 (in key); Ettershank, 1966: 124; Bolton, 1995b: 300.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 124, Combination in Oligomyrmex)
• 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)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 166, fig. 40 soldier described)