Carebara nosindambo

Carebara nosindambo is a widespread species found in the east, central and southwestern parts of Madagascar. Specimens were found in the following habitats: disturbed gallery, montane forest, ericoid thickets on sand, grassland, littoral forest, littoral rainforest, transition to montane forest, montane forest, montane rainforest, marsh edge, montane shrubland, park/garden, and rainforest. C. nosindambo was found at elevations ranging from 10 m to 1580 m, and specimens were collected using maxi-Winkler traps, Berlese funnels, and pitfall traps. Individuals and colonies were found in sifted litter, leaf mold, rotten wood, rotten logs, root matter of Asplenium sp. (using Berlese trap), under stones, in ground nests, sifted litter, dead tree stumps, dead twigs above ground, and leaf litter.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  nosindambo. Aeromyrma nosindambo Forel, 1891b: 199, pl. 6, fig. 1 (q.m.) MADAGASCAR. Forel, 1892k: 523 (s.w.). Combination in Oligomyrmex: Santschi, 1919a: 339; Ettershank, 1966: 124; in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.

Lectotype queen, paralectotype male (designated here). Madagascar:. Collection code: