Carebara castanea augustata

Carebara castanea augustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. castanea
Subspecies:	C. castanea augustata
Trinomial name
Carebara castanea augustata Santschi, 1920

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Laos (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.

• augustata. Carebara castanea var. augustata Santschi, 1920h: 162 (q.m.) LAOS.
  • Type-material: 1 syntype queen, 1 syntype male.
  • Type-locality: Laos: Thatom (V. de Salvaza).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • [Also described as new by Santschi, 1924c: 100.]
  • Subspecies of castanea: Ettershank, 1966: 127; Bolton, 1995b: 133; Jaitrong, Guénard, et al. 2016: 34.
  • Distribution: Laos.

References

• Santschi, F. 1920h. Fourmis d'Indo-Chine. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 60: 158-176 (page 162, queen, male described)