Carebara ugandana

Carebara ugandana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	C. ugandana
Binomial name
Carebara ugandana (Santschi, 1923) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 0.31667° to 0.31667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Uganda (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.

• ugandana. Aeromyrma ugandana Santschi, 1923e: 279 (w.) UGANDA.
  • Type-material: 3 syntype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: Uganda: Kampala (H. Hargreaves) (received from Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in Oligomyrmex (Aeromyrma): Weber, 1952a: 11;
  • combination in Oligomyrmex: Ettershank, 1966: 124;
  • combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
  • Status as species: Weber, 1952a: 12 (in key); Ettershank, 1966: 124; Bolton, 1995b: 300.
  • Distribution: Uganda.

References

• Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 124, Combination in Oligomyrmex)
• Fernández, F. 2004a. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymentoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26(1): 191-238 (page 235, Combination in Carebara)
• Santschi, F. 1923e. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens et notes diverses. I. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 11: 259-295 (page 279, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Santschi F. 1923. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens et notes diverses. I. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels) 11: 259-295.