''Carebara'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ants in the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...
. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the
tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and the
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and
leaf litter
Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituent ...
inhabitants. They nest in rotten wood to which the bark is still adherent in the Afrotropical region, or may be lestobiotic nesting near other ant species. Some species are known to exist parasitically within termite nests. Little is known about the biology of the species. However, they are notable for the vast difference in size between queens and workers.
Species
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Carebara aborensis
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Wheeler, 1913)
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Carebara abuhurayri
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011
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Carebara acuta
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Weber, 1952)
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Carebara acutispina
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara affinis
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Jerdon, 1851)
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Carebara afghana
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Pisarski, 1970)
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Carebara africana''
(Forel, 1910)
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Carebara alluaudi
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara alperti
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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Fernández, 2010
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Carebara alpha
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Forel, 1905)
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Carebara altinoda
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara amia
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and lea ...
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(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara ampla
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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Santschi, 1912
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Carebara angolensis
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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(Santschi, 1914)
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Carebara angulata
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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Fernández, 2004
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Carebara anophthalma
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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(Emery, 1906)
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Carebara antiqua
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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(Mayr, 1868)
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Carebara arabara
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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Fernández, 2010
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Carebara arabica
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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(Collingwood & Van Harten, 2001)
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Carebara armata''
(Donisthorpe, 1948)
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Carebara arnoldi''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara arnoldiella''
(Santschi, 1919)
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Carebara asina
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara atoma''
(Emery, 1900)
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Carebara audita''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara bartrumi''
Weber, 1943
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Carebara bengalensis''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara beta''
(Forel, 1905)
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Carebara bicarinata''
Santschi, 1912
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Carebara bihornata''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara bohemica''
(Novák, 1877)
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Carebara borealis''
(Terayama, 1996)
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Carebara bouvardi''
(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara brasiliana''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara brevipilosa''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara bruchi''
(Santschi, 1933)
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Carebara bruni''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara butteli''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara capreola''
(Wheeler, 1927)
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Carebara carinata''
Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara castanea''
Smith, 1858
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Carebara coeca''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara concinna''
(Mayr, 1867)
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Carebara convexa''
(Weber, 1950)
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Carebara coqueta''
Fernández, 2006
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Carebara cornigera''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara crassiuscula
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Emery, 1900)
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Carebara cribriceps''
(Wheeler, 1927)
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Carebara crigensis
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Belshaw & Bolton, 1994)
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Carebara curvispina''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara debilis''
(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara dentata''
Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara deponens''
(Walker, 1859)
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Carebara diabola''
(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara diabolica''
(Baroni Urbani, 1969)
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Carebara distincta''
(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara diversa
''Carebara diversa'' (common name East Indian harvesting ant), is a species of Pheidologeton, marauder ant widely distributed throughout Asia. ''
(Jerdon, 1851)
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Carebara donisthorpei''
(Weber, 1950)
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Carebara elmenteitae''
(Patrizi, 1948)
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Carebara elongata''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara erythraea''
(Emery, 1915)
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Carebara escherichi''
(Forel, 1911)
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Carebara fayrouzae''
Sharaf, 2013
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Carebara frontalis''
(Weber, 1950)
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Carebara globularia''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara grandidieri''
(Forel, 1891)
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Carebara guineana''
Fernández, 2006
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Carebara hannya''
(Terayama, 1996)
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Carebara hornata''
Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara hunanensis''
(Wu & Wang, 1995)
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Carebara inca''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara incerta''
(Santschi, 1919)
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Carebara incierta''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara infima
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara intermedia''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara jacobsoni
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Forel, 1911)
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Carebara jeanneli''
(Santschi, 1913)
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Carebara jiangxiensis''
(Wu & Wang, 1995)
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Carebara junodi''
Forel, 1904
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Carebara khamiensis''
(Arnold, 1952)
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Carebara kofana''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara lamellifrons''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara langi''
Wheeler, 1922
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Carebara latro''
(Santschi, 1937)
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Carebara leei''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara lignata''
Westwood, 1840
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Carebara longiceps''
(Santschi, 1929)
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Carebara longii
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Wheeler, 1903)
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Carebara lucida''
(Santschi, 1917)
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Carebara lusciosa''
(Wheeler, 1928)
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Carebara majeri''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara manni''
(Donisthorpe, 1941)
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Carebara mayri''
(Forel, 1901)
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Carebara menozzii''
(Ettershank, 1966)
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Carebara minima''
(Emery, 1900)
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Carebara minuta''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara mjobergi''
(Forel, 1915)
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Carebara nana''
(Santschi, 1919)
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Carebara nayana''
(Sheela & Narendran, 1997)
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Carebara nitida''
(Dlussky & Perkovsky, 2002)
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Carebara norfolkensis''
(Donisthorpe, 1941)
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Carebara nosindambo''
(Forel, 1891)
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Carebara nuda''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara obtusidenta''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara octata
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara oertzeni''
(Forel, 1886)
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Carebara oni''
(Terayama, 1996)
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Carebara osborni''
Wheeler, 1922
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Carebara overbecki''
(Viehmeyer, 1916)
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Carebara paeta''
(Santschi, 1937)
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Carebara panamensis''
(Wheeler, 1925)
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Carebara patrizii''
Menozzi, 1927
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Carebara paya
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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Fernández, 2004
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Carebara perpusilla''
(Emery, 1895)
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Carebara peruviana''
(Emery, 1906)
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Carebara petulca''
(Wheeler, 1922)
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Carebara pilosa''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara pisinna''
(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara polita''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Carebara polyphemus''
(Wheeler, 1928)
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Carebara propomegata''
Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara pseudolusciosa''
(Wu & Wang, 1995)
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Carebara punctata''
(Karavaiev, 1931)
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Carebara qianliyan''
Terayama, 2009
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Carebara raja''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara rara
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara rectangulata
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara rectidorsa''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara reina''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara reticapita''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara reticulata''
Fernández, 2004
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Carebara robertsoni''
(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara rothneyi''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara rugata''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara sakamotoi''
Terayama, Lin & Eguchi, 2012
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Carebara sangi''
(Eguchi & Bui, 2007)
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Carebara santschii''
(Weber, 1943)
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Carebara sarasinorum
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Emery, 1901)
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Carebara sarita''
(Bolton & Belshaw, 1993)
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Carebara satana''
(Karavaiev, 1935)
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Carebara sauteri''
(Forel, 1912)
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Carebara semilaevis''
(Mayr, 1901)
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Carebara sicheli''
Mayr, 1862
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Carebara silvestrii''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Carebara simalurensis''
(Forel, 1915)
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Carebara similis''
(Mayr, 1862)
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Carebara sinhala
''Carebara sinhala'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=IS ...
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Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014
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Carebara sodalis''
(Emery, 1914)
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Carebara sophiae''
(Emery, 1891)
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Carebara spinata''
Bharti & Kumar, 2013
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Carebara stenoptera''
(Kusnezov, 1952)
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Carebara striata''
(Xu, 2003)
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Carebara sublatro''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara subreptor''
(Emery, 1900)
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Carebara sudanensis''
(Weber, 1943)
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Carebara sudanica''
Santschi, 1933
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Carebara sundaica''
(Forel, 1913)
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Carebara tahitiensis
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf l ...
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(Wheeler, 1936)
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Carebara taiponica''
(Wheeler, 1928)
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Carebara taprobanae''
(Forel, 1911)
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Carebara tenua
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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Fernández, 2004
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Carebara termitolestes''
(Wheeler, 1918)
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Carebara thoracica''
(Weber, 1950)
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Carebara thorali''
(Théobald, 1937)
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Carebara traegaordhi''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Carebara ucrainica''
(Dlussky & Perkovsky, 2002)
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Carebara ugandana''
(Santschi, 1923)
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Carebara urichi
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Wheeler, 1922)
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Carebara vidua''
Smith, 1858
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Carebara viehmeyeri''
(Mann, 1919)
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Carebara villiersi''
(Bernard, 1953)
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Carebara voeltzkowi''
(Forel, 1907)
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Carebara vorax''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Carebara weyeri
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Karavaiev, 1930)
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Carebara wheeleri
''Carebara'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf ...
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(Ettershank, 1966)
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Carebara wroughtonii''
(Forel, 1902)
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Carebara yamatonis''
(Terayama, 1996)
References
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