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Carebara kofana
| Carebara kofana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. kofana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carebara kofana Fernández, 2004 | |
The type material was collected from a litter sample.
Identification
Fernández (2004) - A member of the Carebara escherichi species complex. This species is very similar to Carebara semistriata. However, C. semistriata lack standing hairs in the middle and hind legs, being present in C. kofana.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 0.5° to 0.5°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- kofana. Carebara kofana Fernández, 2004a: 229, fig. 12 (w.) COLOMBIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker.
- Type-locality: holotype Colombia: Nariño, Jardines de Sucumbíos, Territorio Kofán, Rumiyaco-Ranchería rivers, 00°30’N, 77°13’W, 1000 m., 28.ix.1998, Winkler no. 3 (E.L. González); paratype with same data but 700 m.
- Type-depository: IAVH.
- Status as species: Fernández, 2006: 99 (in key); Fernández & Serna, 2019: 822.
- Distribution: Colombia.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype: HW 0.30; HL 0.38; SL 0.25; PW 0.21; WL 0.30; GL 0.35; TL 1.26; CI 79; SI 83.
As Carebara inca with the following differences:
Eyes reduced to 1 ommatidia. Lamellas of metapleural lobes low; dorsum of head densely sculptured with very small, shallow foveolate punctures, broadly separated betwen them; mid dorsum of promesonotum with dense, fine longitudinal striation mixed with scattered small punctures, periphery of promesonotum, dorsal and declivity face of propodeum and petiole densely reticulated. Postpetiole and gaster smooth and shining. Scapes, dorsum of head, promesonotum and legs with appressed pubescence, more dense on head. Body nearly naked of long hairs, with only few (about 0.05 mm) distributed as follow: four in the clypeal area; two in each frontal lobe; two in the head (each one near to occipital corner), ten in promesonotum, two in propodeum, four in mid tibiae, four in hind tibiae; two in petiole, four in the postpetiole, several in first tergal dorsum. Body brown, appendages lighter, most of gaster dark.
Type Material
Holotype worker. COLOMBIA. Nariño: Jardines de Sucumbíos, Territorio Kofán, Rumiyaco-Ranchería rivers, 0°30’N 77°13’W, 1000 m, 28 Sep 1998, winkler No. 3, E. L. González, leg., deposited in Humboldt Institute. Paratypes. 1 workers, same data as type, 700 m, IAvH.
Etymology
Name proposed in honor of Kofanes community, who help the Humboldt team in general collecting of birds, plants and insects in their resguardo.
References
- Fernández, F. 2004a. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymentoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia. 26(1):191-238. (page 229, fig. 12 worker described)