Carebara castanea
Appearance
Carebara castanea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Carebara |
Species: | C. castanea
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Binomial name | |
Carebara castanea (Smith, 1858)
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Carebara castanea is a species of ant from the Myrmicinae subfamily. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1858 by Smith.[1][2] It is found in Thailand, Laos, and China.
Carebara castanea is consumed by humans in northern Thailand.[3][4] It is locally known as maeng man (แมงมัน), or subterranean ant.
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