Carebara ampla obscurithorax

Carebara ampla obscurithorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. ampla
Subspecies:	C. ampla obscurithorax
Trinomial name
Carebara ampla obscurithorax Santschi, 1926

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.

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.

• obscurithorax. Carebara ampla var. obscurithorax Santschi, 1926b: 230 (q.m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated, “several”).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Lukonzolwa (Stappers).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Santschi, 1928f: 197 (m.).
  • Subspecies of ampla: Santschi, 1928f: 197; Ettershank, 1966: 127; Bolton, 1995b: 133.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 230, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1928f. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (suite). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 16: 191-213 (page 197, male described)