Carebara affinis

Distribution
This taxon was described from India. It is also found in Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Borneo and Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  affinis. Oecodoma affinis Jerdon, 1851: 110 (s.w.) INDIA. Emery, 1893e: 212 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1954a: 138 (l.). Combination in Pheidole: Smith, F. 1858b: 174; in Pheidologeton: Roger, 1863b: 30. Senior synonym of bellicosa, laboriosa (and its junior synonym calida): Emery, 1893e: 206; of australis, mjobergi: Taylor, 1991b: 608. Current subspecies: nominal plus javana, minor, spinosior, sumatrensis. See also: Bingham, 1903: 164.
 * bellicosa. Atta bellicosa Smith, F. 1858b: 164 (s.w.) MYANMAR. Combination in Pheidologeton: Mayr, 1886c: 360. Junior synonym of affinis: Emery, 1893e: 206.
 * laboriosa. Solenopsis laboriosa Smith, F. 1861b: 48 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Mayr, 1867a: 101 (q.). Combination in Pheidologeton: Mayr, 1862: 750. Senior synonym of calida: Mayr, 1867a: 100. Junior synonym of affinis: Emery, 1893e: 206.
 * calida. Solenopsis calida Smith, F. 1863: 22 (q.) INDONESIA (Seram I.). Combination in Pheidologeton: Mayr, 1862: 750. Junior synonym of laboriosa: Mayr, 1867a: 100.
 * australis. Pheidologeton affinis var. australis Forel, 1915b: 68 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Forel, 1918a: 722 (s.). Raised to species: Forel, 1918a: 721. Junior synonym of affinis: Taylor, 1991b: 608.
 * mjobergi. Pheidologeton australis var. mjobergi Forel, 1918a: 723 (q.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of affinis: Taylor, 1991b: 608.

Type Material


Solenopsis calida

Holotype queen in. Labelled “Cer.” (= Seram I.).

Solenopsis laboriosa

Five worker syntypes in. Labelled “Tond.” (= Tondano, Sulawesi). Each worker is on a separate card with the letter “b” written in the lower left corner.

Donisthorpe (1932c) nominated specimens in from “Wag.” (= Waigeo I., New Guinea) as type-series of laboriosa. This is incorrect as Smith clearly stated that the type-locality was “Celebes, Tondano.”