Carebara brasiliana

Some of the type material was collected from a Camponotus rufipes nest.

Identification
Fernández (2004) - A member of the Carebara escherichi species complex. This species and Carebara pilosa have abundant standing hairs on promesonotum (more than 15), although C. brasiliana lacks standing hairs on legs (present in C. pilosa).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 * . Carebara brasiliana Fernández, 2004a: 227, fig. 11 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 12 paratype workers.
 * Type-locality: holotype Brazil: São Paulo, Botucatu, 19.xii.1990 (B.H. Dietz); paratypes: 1 worker São Paulo, Botucatu, Rubiao Jn., 27.i.1991, in Camponotus rufipes nest (B.H. Dietz), 4 workers São Paulo, Barueri, 7.i.1968, no. 5135 (K. Lenko), 2 workers São Paulo, Santana de Parnaiba, 7.iii.1970, no. 5113 (K. Lenko), 1 worker Salesópolis, E.B.B., 5-7.vii.1997 (C.I. Yamamoto), 1 worker Juquituba, 30.ix.1960, no. 3627 (W.W. Kempf), 3 workers Salesópolis, E.B. Boracéia, 2-6.v.1997 (Agosti, Brandão & Yamamoto), worker(s) Boracéia, 12-17.vi.1997 (B.H. Dietz & C.I. Yamamoto).
 * Type-depositories: MZSP (holotype); BMNH, CPDC, IAVH, JTLC, MCZC, MIZA, MZSP, USNM (paratypes).
 * Distribution: Brazil.

Worker
Holotype (Paratype): HW 0.30 (0.31); HL 0.35 (0.37); SL 0.19 (0.20); PW 0.18 (0.22); WL 0.30 (0.32); GL 0.38 (0.38); TL 1.23 (1.29); CI 86 (86); SI 63 (63).

As Carebara inca with the following differences:

Median portion of clypeus longitudinally bicarinate, the carinae diverging strongly anteriorly. A longitudinal and less narrow stripe, sub-opaque. Eyes reduced to 1 ommatidium. Propodeal spiracle lower nearly touching tangentially the bullae of metapleural gland. Dorsum of head densely sculptured with shallow foveolated punctures whose diameters are larger than the spaces separating them; dorsum of promesonotum densely reticulated, as well as sloping face of propodeum. Dorsum of head with dense short curved pubescence, less on promesonotum, a small amount on dorsum of petiole and postpetiole; absent in first tergum. Long hairs (more or less three times longer than short hairs) distributed as follows: six in the clypeal area; about eight on the vertexal border and occipital corner, about four rows of 4-5 on head dorsum; twelve on promesonotal dorsum; two on propodeal dorsum; two on the petiole, four on the postpetiole, several scattered on tergal dorsum; none on scapes or legs.

Type Material
Holotype worker. BRAZIL. São Paulo: Botucatu, 19 dic 1990, B. H. Dietz (deposited in ). Paratypes. BRAZIL. São Paulo: 1 worker, Botucatu, Rubiao Jn., 27.Ene.1991, in Camponotus rufipes nest, B. H. Dietz, leg.; idem, 4 workers, Barueri, 7 Ene 1968, K. Lenko col. No. 5135; idem, 2 w, Santana de Parnaíba, 7 Mar 1970, K. Lenko col. No. 5113; idem, 1 worker, Salesópolis, E. B. B., 5-7 Jul 1997, C.I. Yamamoto; idem, 1 worker, Juquituba, 30 Sep 1960, W. W. Kempf No. 3627; idem, 3 workers, Salesópolis, E. B. Boracéia, 2-6 May 1997, D. Agosti, C. R. F. Brandão & C. I. Yamamoto; idem,12-17 Jun 1997, B. H. Dietz & C. I. Yamamoto, deposited in, CEPLAC, , , , , MZSP and.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fernández F. 2004. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26: 191-238.
 * Ulyssea M. A., C. R. F. Brandao. 2013. Catalogue of Dacetini and Solenopsidini ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papies Avulsos de Zoologia 53(14): 187-209.