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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
291
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
284
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
187
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
96
614
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
96
614
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
309
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
2 Genera with 30 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants23SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18607SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
30 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes inaequalis Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pallidus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palustris De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus hirsutus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus marginatus Borgmeier, 1948
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus subpilosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov