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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1531
6334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1445
6216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
722
4845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
168
2059
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
168
2059
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
77
1043
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
3
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
3 Genera with 102 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1973Turtle ants72SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 196430SpeciesTaxom
Zacryptocerus Latreille, 1802
Turtle ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
102 Species
Cephalotes adolphi Emery, 1906
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes betoi De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes bruchi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes columbicus Forel, 1912
Cephalotes complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes conspersus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes cordiae Stitz, 1913
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes duckei Forel, 1906
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Cephalotes frigidus Kempf, 1960
Cephalotes gabicamacho Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes goeldii Forel, 1912
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes guayaki De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes inaequalis Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Cephalotes inca Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes klugi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes liepini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes liviaprado Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes mariadeandrade Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes marycorn Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes membranaceus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes monicaulyssea Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes nilpiei De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes notatus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes oculatus Spinola, 1853
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pallidus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palta De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palustris De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes pellans De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimplex De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
Cephalotes ramiphilus Forel, 1904
Cephalotes serraticeps Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes solidus Kempf, 1974Purplish semele
Cephalotes specularis Brandão & al., 2014Mirror turtle ants
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Cephalotes trichophorus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes ustus Kempf, 1973Clipped semele
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus convexus Forel, 1904
Procryptocerus curvistriatus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus gibbosus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus gracilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Procryptocerus hirsutus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus lenkoi Kempf, 1969
Procryptocerus lepidus Forel, 1908
Procryptocerus marginatus Borgmeier, 1948
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957Glory-of-the-seas venus
Procryptocerus petiolatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus sampaioi Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus schmitti Forel, 1901Round combshell
Procryptocerus seabrai Kempf, 1964
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus striatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Procryptocerus subpilosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus victoris Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Procryptocerus virgatus Kempf, 1964


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov