Carebara sicheli
Carebara sicheli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Carebara |
Species: | C. sicheli |
Binomial name | |
Carebara sicheli Mayr, 1862 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Senegal (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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
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Holotype of Carebara sicheli. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0919628. Photographer Flavia Esteves, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMW, Vienna, Austria. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sicheli. Carebara sicheli Mayr, 1862: 754 (q.) SENEGAL, SUDAN.
- Type-material: 2 syntype queens.
- Type-localities: Senegal: (no further data) (sent by Sichel), Sudan: “on the White Nile” (no further data).
- Type-depository: NHMW.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 402; Roger, 1863b: 32; Dalla Torre, 1893: 74; Mayr, 1904a: 596; Santschi, 1913c: 307; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 172 (in key), 883; Emery, 1924d: 220; Ettershank, 1966: 127; Bolton, 1995b: 133.
- Distribution: Benin, Senegal, Sudan.
Description
References
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 754, queen described)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Diame L., B. Taylor, R. Blatrix, J. F. Vayssieres, J. Y. Rey, I. Grechi, and K. Diarra. 2017. A preliminary checklist of the ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) fauna of Senegal. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(15): 1-16.
- Santschi F. 1913. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 302-314.