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Carebara kunensis
| Carebara kunensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Carebara |
| Species: | C. kunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carebara kunensis (Ettershank, 1966)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.31667° to -21.96667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Namibia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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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| Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0900740. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Syntype of Pheidologeton arnoldi. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0900741. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0900742. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- arnoldi. Pheidologeton arnoldi Santschi, 1928f: 198, fig. 4a-b (s.w.q.) NAMIBIA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Namibia: Kunene River, Otjimbimbi, iii.1913 (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [Junior primary homonym of Pheidologeton perpusillum r. arnoldi Forel, 1914d: 242.]
- Replacement name: Pheidologeton kunensis Ettershank, 1966: 119.
- kunensis. Pheidologeton kunensis Ettershank, 1966: 119.
- Replacement name for Pheidologeton arnoldi Santschi, 1928f: 198. [Junior primary homonym of Pheidologeton perpusillum r. arnoldi Forel, 1914d: 242.]
- Combination in Carebara: Fischer, et al. 2014: 72.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 333.
- Distribution: Namibia.
Description
References
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 119, Replacement name for arnoldi)
- Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112.
- Santschi, F. 1928f. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (suite). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 16: 191-213 (page 198, [Junior primary homonym of arnoldi Forel, 1914d: 242.]]
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection