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Carebara ampla
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. ampla |
| Binomial name | |
| Carebara ampla Santschi, 1912
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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
Images from AntWeb
    
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| Syntype of Carebara ampla cincta. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913478. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
    
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| Syntype of Carebara ampla obscurithorax. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913479. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
    
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| Syntype of Carebara ampla rugosa. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913480. 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.
- ampla. Carebara ampla Santschi, 1912d: 284 (q.m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype queen(s), 1 syntype male(s).
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo Belge”): Majunga (Gérard) (received from Bondroit).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1913c: 307; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 172 (in key), 883; Emery, 1924d: 220; Ettershank, 1966: 127; Bolton, 1995b: 133.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus cincta, obscurithorax, rugosa.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1912d. Deux nouveaux Carebara africains (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1912: 284-286 (page 284, queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1912. Deux nouveaux Carebara africains (Hym. Formicidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1912: 284-286.