Carebara

Carebara are mostly small ants (5 millimeters and smaller), some with very large gyne. While previously this genus consist of mostly ants with monomorphic workers, the merging (or rather absorbing into) of this genus with Oligomyrmex and Pheidologeton has render this to be no longer true.

I have maintained Carebara as those species that are monomorphic, Oligomyrmex as those that are dimorphic and Pheidologeton as those that exhibit a wide range of polymorphism.

Worker of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

Workers of Carebara sp.

A worker of Carebara sp.

Carebara sp. ant worker.

 Worker of Carebara sp.

Worker of Carebara sp.

Worker of Carebara sp.

Worker of Carebara sp.

Alate male

The female alate

Alate female.

Carebara Sp2

A more typical species, this monmorphic species is around 1.3 millimeter total length.

See also:

Oligomyrmex (Carebara)

Pheidologeton (Carebara)

Taxonomy:

Top Node: cellular organisms 131567

SuperKingdom: Eukaryota 2759

No Rank: Opisthokonta 33154

Kingdom: Metazoa 33208

No Rank: Eumetazoa 6072

No Rank: Bilateria 33213

No Rank: Coelomata 33316

No Rank: Protostomia 33317

No Rank: Panarthropoda 88770

Phylum: Arthropoda 6656

No Rank: Mandibulata 197563
No Rank: Pancrustacea 197562

Superclass: Hexapoda 6960

Class: Insecta 50557

No Rank: Dicondylia 85512

No Rank: Pterygota 7496

Subclass: Neoptera 33340

Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392

Order: Hymenoptera 7399

No Rank: Apocrita 7400

Suborder: Aculeata 7434

Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725

Family: Formicidae 36668

Subfamily - Myrmicinae 34685
Tribe: Pheidologetonini 144016
Genus: Carebara 369107 / Oligomyrmex 369190

Last Updated: 2016 07 10
First Posted: 2014 03 27

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Microtermes obesi

Microtermes obesi is a small mushroom cultivating termite with dimorphic workers and monomorphic soldiers.

Soldier of Microtermes obesi.

Workers and soldiers of Microtermes obesi.

A soldier with major and minor workers of Microtermes obesi.

Microtermes obesi soldier and workers

 Major and minor workers of Microtermes obesi.

A soldier with major and minor workers of Microtermes obesi.

 A soldier and a major worker of Microtermes obesi.

A soldier with major and minor workers of Microtermes obesi.

 Microtermes obesi workers and soldiers.

Microtermes obesi king, workers and soldiers.

Workers of Microtermes obesi.

Fungus of Microtermes obesi.

Fungus of Microtermes obesi.

Soldiers of Microtermes obesi.

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Superorder: Dictyoptera 6970
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota 7496
Order: Isoptera 7499
Suborder: Fontanella
Subdivision: Longiprocta
Superfamily: Termitiodae 46569
Family: Termitidae 92738
Sub family: Macrotermitinae 62955
Genus: Microtermes 201585
Species: obesi 229718

Last Updated: 2014 03 03

First Posted: 2014 03 03

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