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Checklist for Tribe Basicerotini Brown, 1949
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
534
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
514
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
277
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
110
732
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
110
732
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBasicerotini
Brown, 1949
4
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
4 Genera with 22 Species
Basiceros Schulz, 185811SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Protalaridris Brown, 20183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
22 Species
Basiceros alopeciosum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Basiceros armatum Brown, 1980
Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Basiceros disciger Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Basiceros manni Brown, 1960
Basiceros piluliferum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Basiceros rugiferum Mayr, 1887
Basiceros scambognathus Brown, 1949
Basiceros singularis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Eurhopalothrix alopeciosa (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros alopeciosum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Eurhopalothrix bolaui (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Eurhopalothrix pilulifera (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros piluliferum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Octostruma amrishi Makhan, 2007
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Octostruma rugifera (Mayr, 1887)⇒ Basiceros rugiferum Mayr, 1887
Protalaridris armata (Brown, 1980)⇒ Basiceros armatum Brown, 1980
Protalaridris bordoni Lattke, 2018
Protalaridris punctata Lattke, 2018


Links, sources and further information
Basicerotini at itis.gov