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Checklist for Tribe Basicerotini Brown, 1949
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
131
1318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
131
1318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
57
728
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBasicerotini
Brown, 1949
4
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 42 Species
Basiceros Schulz, 192210SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 201312SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 192214SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 19606SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
42 Species
Basiceros apharogonium Snelling, 1968
Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Basiceros disciger Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Basiceros manni Brown, 1960
Basiceros militaris Weber, 1950
Basiceros piluliferum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Basiceros singularis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Basiceros wheeleri Mann, 1922
Eurhopalothrix apharogonia (Snelling, R.R., 1968)⇒ Basiceros apharogonium Snelling, 1968
Eurhopalothrix bolaui (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Eurhopalothrix circumcapillum Longino, 2013
Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Eurhopalothrix megalops Longino, 2013
Eurhopalothrix ortizae Longino, 2013
Eurhopalothrix oscillum Longino, 2013
Eurhopalothrix pilulifera (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros piluliferum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Eurhopalothrix schmidti (Menozzi, 1936)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Eurhopalothrix semicapillum Longino, 2013
Eurhopalothrix xibalba Longino, 2013
Octostruma amrishi Makhan, 2007
Octostruma ascrobis Longino, 2013
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma convallis Longino, 2013
Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
Octostruma gymnogon Longino, 2013
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Octostruma megabalzani Longino, 2013
Octostruma montanis Longino, 2013
Octostruma obtusidens Longino, 2013
Octostruma planities Longino, 2013
Octostruma rugiferoides (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros rugiferoide Brown & Kempf, 1960
Octostruma triquetrilabrum Longino, 2013
Octostruma wheeleri (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros wheeleri Mann, 1922
Rhopalothrix apertor Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhopalothrix isthmica Weber, 1941Atlantic rupellaria
Rhopalothrix nubilosa Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhopalothrix subspatulata Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf, 1960


Links, sources and further information
Basicerotini at itis.gov