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Carebara cribriceps
| Carebara cribriceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. cribriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Carebara cribriceps (Wheeler, W.M., 1927) | |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Liu et al. (2024) note that this species does not occur in China (as previously reported).
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 19.683333° to 19.683333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Vietnam (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cribriceps. Aneleus cribriceps Wheeler, W.M. 1927h: 90, fig. 4 (s.w.) VIETNAM.
- [Note: fig. 4 appears to be of a Pheidole species, and does not match the accompanying description.]
- Type-material: 1 syntype major worker, 16 syntype minor workers.
- Type-locality: Vietnam (“Indochina”): Dong Mo, 1925 (F. Silvestri).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Combination in Oligomyrmex: Ettershank, 1966: 123;
- combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 155; Ettershank, 1966: 123; Bolton, 1995b: 299; Zhou, 2001b: 95; Zhang, W. & Zheng, 2002: 220; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 41.
- Distribution: China, Vietnam.
Description
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 123, 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)
- Liu, Z., Zhong, Y., Huang, Y., Ran, H., Song, F. 2024. A new ant species of the genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) with a key to Chinese species. ZooKeys 1190, 1–37 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1190.110552).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1927h. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in Indochina. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 20: 83-106 (page 90, fig. 4 soldier, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Li Z.h. 2006. List of Chinese Insects. Volume 4. Sun Yat-sen University Press
- Zhou S.-Y. 2001. Ants of Guangxi. Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin, China, Guilin, China. 255 pp.