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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Guatemala (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
5928
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
5927
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
455
5813
14403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4685
12244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
546
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
519
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
305
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
113
750
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
113
750
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
410
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guatemala
2 Genera with 17 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants13SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18994SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guatemala
17 Species
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999
Cephalotes lenca De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes sobrius Kempf, 1958Atlantic semele
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus rudis Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov