Carebara rugoflabella

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Carebara rugoflabella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Carebara
Species: C. rugoflabella
Binomial name
Carebara rugoflabella
Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014
Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • rugosus. Pheidologeton rugosus Karavaiev, 1935a: 95 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Java).
    • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated, “numerous”).
    • [Note: Kostyuk, 1976: 97, cites 12s, 10w syntypes SIZK.]
    • Type-locality: Indonesia: Java, Tjibodas, 1912-13, no. 2755 (W. Karawajew).
    • Type-depository: SIZK.
    • [Junior secondary homonym of Carebara ampla var. rugosa Santschi, 1928f: 197.]
    • Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 160; Ettershank, 1966: 119; Bolton, 1995b: 333.
    • Replacement name: Carebara rugoflabella Fischer, et al. 2014: 72.
  • rugoflabella. Carebara rugoflabella Fischer, et al. 2014: 72.
    • Replacement name for Pheidologeton rugosus Karavaiev, 1935a: 95. [Junior secondary homonym of Carebara ampla rugosa Santschi, 1928f: 197.]
    • Distribution: Indonesia (Java).

Description

References

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
  • Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
  • Karavaiev V. 1935. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. Treubia 15: 57-118.
  • Yamane S. 2003. Preliminary survey on the distribution pattern of southeast Asian Pheidologeton species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 73-86 in: Mohamed, M.; Fellowes, J. R.; Yamane, S. (eds.) 2003. Proceedings of the 2nd ANeT workshop and seminar. Kota Kinabalu: Universiti Malaysia Sabah