taxonID	type	description	language	source
60E034D2B02077D97C7DFF2E94B6ECB0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This new species is named after Abuhurayra, the companion of the Prophet, Mohammed, may peace and blessing be upon him, and whose tribe inhabited Al Bahah region.	en	Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., Sharaf, Mostafa R., Taylor, Brian (2011): First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92: 61-69, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.92.770, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.92.770
60E034D2B02077D97C7DFF2E94B6ECB0.taxon	biology	Biology. The specimens of Carebara abuhurayri were found foraging on the ground and coexisting with the ant species Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877, Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1851, Pheidole sp., Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851), Monomorium exiguum (Forel, 1894), Monomorium sp. and Crematogaster sp. This association with the above taxa may indicate a " lestobiotic " relationship (Longino, 2004) but at present, it is not known with which of these above species Carebara abuhurayri is nesting. It is worth mentioning that Carebara abuhurayri is one of the smallest ant species known to occur in Arabia. The type locality is a mountainous area which is considered as a part of upper Tihama territory which belongs to Al Bahah region (Fig. 13). The locality has a great diversity of wild plants and many cultivated fruits, especially banana, date palm, and Ficus trees, also alfalfa, and some lemon trees are cultivated. Many water streams are present in the area, therefore, the soil has a considerable degree of humidity all year round. Such habitats are found elsewhere in Arabia and so this or related species can be expected in most Arabian countries. For Saudi Arabia, we are expecting to record them in the Asir mountain chain, especially in the lower elevation areas which are called Tihama. We hope future collecting will allow clarification as to whether Carebara abuhurayri has monomorphic or dimorphic workers and the nature of the queen. Figure 13. Type locality, Al Mukhwah, Zei Ein Archaeological village.	en	Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., Sharaf, Mostafa R., Taylor, Brian (2011): First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92: 61-69, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.92.770, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.92.770
