Carebara norfolkensis

Carebara norfolkensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. norfolkensis
Binomial name
Carebara norfolkensis (Donisthorpe, 1941) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -29.03333092° to -29.03333092°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality), Norfolk Island.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Holotype of Oligomyrmex manni norfolkensis. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0902389. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• norfolkensis. Oligomyrmex manni var. norfolkensis Donisthorpe, 1941e: 92 (q.m.) AUSTRALIA (Norfolk I.).
  • Type-material: 1 syntype queen, ca 40 syntype males.
  • Type-locality: Australia: Norfolk I., 300 ft, 28.vii.1939, “swarming” (I. McComish).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Subspecies of manni: Ettershank, 1966: 124.
  • Status as species: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 72; Taylor, 1987a: 50; Bolton, 1995b: 300.
  • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

• Oligomyrmex manni norfolkensis Donisthorpe, 1941: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Norfolk Island, Australia, The Natural History Museum.

References

• Donisthorpe, H. 1941e. The ants of Norfolk Island. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 77: 90-93 (page 92, queen, male 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)
• Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 72, Raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• CSIRO Collection
• Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
• Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.