Reference for Kenya if not type: Santschi 1912d (as abdominalis, a synonym)

Cat. Brit. Mus. Formic. 179. [[ male ]]. = Dux Sm., 1. c. ibid [[ queen ]].

 

= Colossus Gerst , Peters. Reis. n. Moz. Zool. V. 512 — [[ queen ]].

 

Keren (Beccavi); [[ queen ]] [[ male ]].

Niangara, [[queen]]; Faradje, [[queen]] (Lang and Chapin); Yakuluku, [[male]] (J. Rodhain). The specimens from Niangara have the gaster black and therefore belong to the variety dux of Forel; one specimen from Faradje has the gaster castaneous and is therefore transitional to Santschii variety abdominalis. Arnold has shown that these color differences are merely nest variations, so that they may be relegated to the synonymy of vidua .

— J'ai recu « in copula » le C. vidua [[ male ]]. La [[ queen ]] est absolument comme dux , le gastre noir, et le [[ male ]] a le sien ochrace et repond a la description de Smith. Comme les deux fourmis de Smith sont de la meme localite, je crois bien qu'il ne s'agit que d'une seule espece de Carebara .

Femina: Long, 22 — 24 mm.; latit. capitis 4 mm, thoracis 5.4 mm., abdominis 8 — 8.5 mm. Nitida, nigra, abdomine aut fusco-nigro aut testaceoferrugineo, mandibulis, antennis, genis, tarsis, nonnunquam clypeo ferrugineis aut castaneis; parcissime flavido pubescens, sine pilis abstantibus, ciypeo, tibiis tarsisque pilis copiosis flavescentibus brevibus oblique abstantibus; mandibulae fortiter rugoso-striatae interstitiis punctatis; caput punctis rudis profunde impressis; clypeus antice impressionibus duabus transversis, carina brevi mediana separatis, margine antico in medio paulo producto; pronotum haud dense, vero rude punctatum, lateraliter antice subtiliter striolatum interstitiis subtilissimis reticulato-punctatis; mesonotum disperse punctatum interstitiis laevibus nitidis; scutellum punctatum disco laevi nitido; metanotum parte basali brevissima punctata, parte declivi subverticali, subcircular, subtiliter rugulosa et opaca; thoracis latera rugoso-striata, partim punctata; petioli nodi subtilissime rugulosi et, discis exceptis, rude punctati; abdomen crassum, nitidum, subtilissime coriaceo-rugulosum et, linea mediana longitudinali excepta, punctis dispersis piligeris; alae infuscatae costis fuscis.

 

Mas: Long. 19 mm. Niger, subopacus, mandibulis (dentibus fuscis exceptis), antennis, macula petioli nodi secundi, abdomine pedibusque rufo-testaceis; pubescentia densa et flavida; mandibulae punctatae, subopacae, striolis nonnullis, apice nitida; caput dense rugoso-punctatum, funiculus articulis secundo et ultimo aequilongis, articulis 3 — 11. paulo brevioribus et inter se aequilongis; thorax dense punctis impressis rotundis, lateraliter plus minusve ruguloso-punctatum, metanoti parte declivi subtiliter transverse rugosa; petiolus dense et subtiliter rugulosopunctatus; abdomen dense rugoso-punctatum; genitalium valvulae externae magnae curvatae, in apice subacutae; alae infuscatae.

 

Vom N' Gami-See ein Weibchen in meiner Sammlung von Dr. Sichel, aus dem Caffernlande Weibchen und Maennchen im Stockholmer Museum.

Ein Weibchen, dessen Thorax breiter wie gewoehnlich ist. NiamNiam in Nord-Centralfrika (Wiener Hofmuseum).

Catal. Hym. Brit. Mus., vol. 6, p. 179 (1858), [[male]]. Afrique orientale anglaise: Bura, dans les Wa-Taita (1904), 4 [[queen]]. - Kibwezi, dans les Wa-Kamba (1903), 1 [[male]].

Male. Length 7 lines. - Head, thorax and nodes of the pe- tiole black; the antennae, mandibles, legs and abdomen ochra- ceous, covered with a thin, short, pale pubescence, which is most dense on the head and thorax; the mesothorax with a central raised line anteriorly, and very closely punctured; wings brown, with the nervures dark ferruginous, the posterior wings palest. Abdomen oblong-ovate, slightly narrowed posteriorly; the first node of the abdomen, viewed above, rounded, the second trans- verse.

 

Hab. Port Natal.

 

The specimen described has its antennae broken, but of one, eleven joints remain: I have little doubt of two being broken off.