Carebara hostilis

As noted by Wheeler (1922a: 880), this species has 12-segmented antennae and therefore cannot belong to Carebara.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa.

Nomenclature

 * . Atta hostilis Smith, F. 1858b: 165 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
 * Type-material: syntype worker(s), syntype queen (numbers not stated).
 * Type-locality: South Africa: Port Natal (= Durban) (no collector’s name).
 * Type-depository: BMNH.
 * Combination in Pheidologeton: Mayr, 1866b: 899;
 * combination in Carebara: Fischer, et al. 2014: 72.
 * [Note: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 880, states that the combination in Pheidologton must be incorrect (as also must the combination in Carebara), because the species has 12-segmented antennae.]
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 396; Mayr, 1866b: 899 (redescription); Dalla Torre, 1893: 73; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 880; Emery, 1924d: 213; Ettershank, 1966: 119; Bolton, 1995b: 333.
 * Distribution: South Africa.

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.