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Taxonomic History

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Nimbamyrma villiersi Bernard, 1953b PDF: 241, fig. 12 (w.) GUINEA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Fischer et al., 2014 PDF: 103 (w.).Combination in Oligomyrmex: Ettershank, 1966 PDF: 124.Combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a PDF: 235.See also: Fernández, 2010 PDF: 201.

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Distribution

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Carebara villiersi was described from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea and can also be found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, and Ivory Coast, where it was collected in rainforest at elevations ranging from 20–1470 m. Individuals and nest series were collected from leaf-litter using Winkler sifting.

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copyright: Georg Fischer, Frank Azorsa, Brian L. Fisher

bibliographic citation: Fischer G, Azorsa F, Fisher B (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
author: Georg Fischer
author: Frank Azorsa
author: Brian L. Fisher

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