Carebara pilosa

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Fernández (2004) - A member of the Carebara escherichi species complex. Very similar to Carebara brasiliana. C. pilosa has more hairs on the body, several long hairs on mid and hind tibiae, the clypeal carinae are straight, and the propodeal spiracle is higher.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  pilosa. Carebara pilosa Fernández, 2004a: 227, figs. 8D-E, 11 (w.) BRAZIL.

Worker
Fernández (2004) - Holotype (Paratype): HW 0.31 (0.30); HL 0.38 (0.37); SL 0.21 (0.19); PW 0.18; WL 0.34 (0.32); GL 0.38 (0.35); TL 1.28; CI 82; SI 68.

As Carebara inca with the following differences:

Median portion of clypeus longitudinally bicarinate, the carinae with sides nearly parallel. A longitudinal and less narrow stripe, sub-opaque. Eyes reduced to 2 ommatidia. Propodeal spiracle lower, near and above the bullae of metapleural gland.; dorsum of promesonotum densely reticulated, as well as sloping face of propodeum. Dorsum of head with dense short curved pubescence, less on promesonotum, a little on legs, dorsum of petiole, and postpetiole; absent in first tergum. Long hairs (more than 0.063 mm) distributed as follows: about eight in the clypeal area; about 30 on head dorsum; about 16 on promesonotal dorsum (the most external 0.1 mm); two on propodeal dorsum; 6-8 on mid and hind tibiae; two long and four short on the petiole, two long and several short on the postpetiole, moderately abundant on tergal dorsum.

Type Material
Holotype worker. BRAZIL. Nova Teutonia, 27°11’08”S 52°23’W, 300-500m, Ene 1957, F. Plaumann, deposited in. Paratypes. BRAZIL. Nova Teutonia, 4 works, Mar 1971, F. Plaumann No. 7863; São Paulo: 2 workers, Juquitiba, 30 Oct 1960, W. W. Kempf No. 3627,, , , , MZSP and.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Siqueira de Castro F., A. B. Gontijo, P. de Tarso Amorim Castro, and S. Pontes Ribeiro. 2012. Annual and Seasonal Changes in the Structure of Litter-Dwelling Ant Assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Atlantic Semideciduous Forests. Psyche doi:10.1155/2012/959715
 * 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.
 * Ulyssea M.A., C. E. Cereto, F. B. Rosumek, R. R. Silva, and B. C. Lopes. 2011. Updated list of ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) recorded in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, with a discussion of research advances and priorities. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 55(4): 603-611.