Carebara diabolica

Carebara diabolica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. diabolica
Binomial name
Carebara diabolica (Baroni Urbani, 1969)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Chad (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.

• diabolica. Oligomyrmex diabolicus Baroni Urbani, 1969b: 74, fig. 1 (s.) CHAD.
  • Type-material: holotype major worker.
  • Type-locality: Chad: Chari, Mani, 1962 (H. Franz).
  • Type-depository: ISRW.
  • Combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 299.
  • Distribution: Chad.

References

• Baroni Urbani, C. 1969a. Una nuova specie di Oligomyrmex del Sahara meridionale (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 99- 101: 74-77. (page 74, fig. 1 soldier described)
• 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)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Baroni Urbani C. 1969. Una nuova specie di Oligomyrmex del Sahara meridionale (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 99- 101: 74-77.