Carebara ampla

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Carebara ampla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Carebara
Species: C. ampla
Binomial name
Carebara ampla
Santschi, 1912

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Specimen Labels

Subspecies

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Carebara ampla cinctaQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913478. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.
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Syntype of Carebara ampla obscurithoraxQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913479. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.
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Syntype of Carebara ampla rugosaQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913480. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • ampla. Carebara ampla Santschi, 1912d: 284 (q.m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Type-material: 1 syntype queen, 1 syntype male.
    • [Note: no indication of total number of specimens is given.]
    • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo Belge”): Majunga (Gérard).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1913c: 307; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 172 (in key), 883; Emery, 1924d: 220; Ettershank, 1966: 127; Bolton, 1995b: 133.
    • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Current subspecies: nominal plus cincta, obscurithorax, rugosa.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1912d. Deux nouveaux Carebara africains (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1912: 284-286 (page 284, queen, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Santschi F. 1912. Deux nouveaux Carebara africains (Hym. Formicidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1912: 284-286.