Carebara transversalis

Carebara transversalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species group:	pygmaea
Species:	C. transversalis
Binomial name
Carebara transversalis (Smith, F., 1860) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality), Sulawesi.

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.

• transversalis. Solenopsis transversalis Smith, F. 1860a: 74 (s.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
  • Type-material: syntype major workers (number not stated0.
  • [Note: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 458, cites 2s OXUM; (confirmed by Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).]
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Sulawesi (“Celebes”), Makassar, “Mak.” (A.R. Wallace).
  • Type-depository: OXUM.
  • Combination in Pheidologeton: Mayr, 1862: 751;
  • combination in Carebara: Fischer, et al. 2014: 72.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1862: 751; Roger, 1863b: 30; Mayr, 1863: 442; Smith, F. 1871a: 333; Dalla Torre, 1893: 73; Emery, 1924d: 213; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 458; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 160; Ettershank, 1966: 119; Bolton, 1995b: 334.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Sulawesi).

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Solenopsis transversalis

Two worker major syntypes in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Mak.” (= Makassar, Sulawesi).

References

• Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112.
• Jaitrong, W., Pitaktunsakul, P., Jantarit, S. 2021. A new species of the genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmecinae) inhabits a cave in Thailand. Far Eastern entomologist 425, 7–20 (doi:10.25221/fee.425.2).
• Matsuura, K., Hosoishi, S., Sokh, H. 2024. A remarkable new species from the pygmaea species group of the genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Cambodia. Far Eastern Entomologist, 496 1–9 (doi:10.25221/fee.496.1).
• Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 751, Combination in Pheidologeton)
• Smith, F. 1860a. Descriptions of new species of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace at Celebes. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 5(17b)(suppl. to vol. 4 4: 57-93 (page 74, soldier described)
• Wimolsuthikul, C., Yamane, S., Samung, Y., Jaitrong, W. 2024. A revision of the Carebara pygmaea (Emery, 1887) species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Thailand. Zootaxa, 54811, 79–100 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.5).

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
• 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