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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
5306
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
5305
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
348
5238
8485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4532
7684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
704
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
698
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
293
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
93
465
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
93
465
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
41
253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limon
2 Genera with 13 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1894Turtle ants8SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18995SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limon
13 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes curvistriatus Forel, 1899
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
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