Carebara castanea

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Laos, Thailand. Palaearctic Region: China.

Biology
Nests are complex underground constructions. Colonies consist of tens of thousands of workers, with a single queen.



Castes
Workers are monomorphic in size. Soldiers are absent in this species.



Nomenclature

 *  castanea. Carebara castanea Smith, F. 1858b: 178 (q.) CHINA (Hong Kong). Current subspecies: nominal plus augustata.