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Carebara transversalis
| Carebara transversalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. transversalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carebara transversalis (Smith, F., 1860)
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Identification
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. |
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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.
- transversalis. Solenopsis transversalis Smith, F. 1860a: 74 (s.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
- Type-material: 2 syntype major workers.
- 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).
Description
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)
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