Carebara octata

Carebara octata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. octata
Binomial name
Carebara octata (Bolton & Belshaw, 1993) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -1.983333° to -1.983333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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.

• octata. Paedalgus octatus Bolton & Belshaw, 1993: 186 (w.) KENYA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 8 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Kenya: Lamu, nr Witu, 26.x.1977 (V. Mahnert & J.L. Perret); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: MHNG (holotype); BMNH, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB, SAMC (paratypes).
  • Combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 311; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 208.
  • Distribution: Kenya.

References

• Bolton, B.; Belshaw, R. 1993. Taxonomy and biology of the supposedly lestobiotic ant genus Paedalgus (Hym.: Formicidae). Syst. Entomol. 18: 181-189 (page 186, worker described)
• Fernández, F. 2004a. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymentoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26(1): 191-238 (page 235, new combination in Carebara)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bolton B., and R. Belshaw. 1993. Taxonomy and biology of the supposedly lestobiotic ant genus Paedalgus (Hym.: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 18: 181-189.
• Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection