Carebara incerta

Carebara incerta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. incerta
Binomial name
Carebara incerta (Santschi, 1919) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.16667° to -20.16667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (type locality).
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

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.

• incerta. Oligomyrmex (Aeromyrma) incertus Santschi, 1919a: 340, fig. 3 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: 2 syntype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Bulawayo, Hillside, 30.i.1916 (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in Aeromyrma: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 882;
  • combination in Oligomyrmex: Ettershank, 1966: 123;
  • combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 882; Arnold, 1926: 235; Weber, 1952a: 12 (in key); Ettershank, 1966: 123; Bolton, 1995b: 299.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

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)
• Santschi, F. 1919a. Cinq notes myrmécologiques. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 52: 325-350 (page 340, fig. 3 worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 882, Combination in Aeromyrma)
• Fernández, F. 2004a. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymentoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26(1): 191-238 (page 216, new name proposed for Carebara (=Oligomyrmex) incerta Santschi, 1919)
• Santschi, F. 1923d. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 63: 45-69 (page 66, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Arnold G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 191-295.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection