Carebara fayrouzae

This new species was found nesting in leaf litter under a large almond tree, Prunus amygdalus Batsch (Rosaceae) in a fenced area of a farm. The soil was composed of two layers, a thin upper clay layer organically enriched where most specimens were found foraging, and a lower thicker layer of loose sand where few specimens were found. Two beetle species were found coexisting with the ants, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Silvanidae) and Cryptophagus acutangulus (Cryptophagidae).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia.

Nomenclature

 *  fayrouzae. Carebara fayrouzae Sharaf, in Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013: 75, figs. 7-15 (w.q.) SAUDI ARABIA.