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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
813
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
802
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
334
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
417
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
417
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
42
236
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
2 Genera with 14 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants9SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18995SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
14 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus batesi Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov