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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Brunca Region (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
394
5650
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
5649
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
375
5569
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
4904
8225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
799
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
793
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
302
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
88
430
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
88
430
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brunca Region
2 Genera with 17 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants12SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18995SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunca Region
17 Species
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes peruviensis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes serraticeps Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus batesi Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus paleatus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov