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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Neotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3163
38903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2593
36581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
215
4194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
215
4194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
177
4141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
164
4129
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
164
4129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
85
2344
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
4
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neotropical
4 Genera with 222 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1901Turtle ants120SpeciesTaxom
Eucryptocerus Latreille, 1860Turtle ants4SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 196444SpeciesTaxom
Zacryptocerus Latreille, 1901Turtle ants59SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
222 Species and 5 Subspecies
Cephalotes abdominalis Santschi, 1929
Cephalotes adolphi Emery, 1906
Cephalotes alfaroi Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes argentatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes argentiventris De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes auricomus Wheeler, 1936
Cephalotes auriger De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes betoi De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes bimaculatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes bivestitus Santschi, 1922Gaudy sanguin
Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes bruchi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes chacmul Snelling, 1999
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes coffeae Kempf, 1953
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 cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes crenaticeps Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes curvistriatus Forel, 1899
Cephalotes decemspinosus (Santschi, 1920)⇒ Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804
Cephalotes decolor De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes decoloratus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes dentidorsum De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes duckei Forel, 1906
Cephalotes ecuadorialis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes emeryi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes femoralis Smith, 1853
Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Cephalotes flavigaster De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes foliaceus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes fossithorax Santschi, 1921
Cephalotes frigidus Kempf, 1960
Cephalotes goeldii Forel, 1912
Cephalotes goniodontes De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes goniodontus (De Andrade, 1999)⇒ Cephalotes goniodontes De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes guayaki De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes hamulus Roger, 1863
Cephalotes hirsutus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes inaequalis Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Cephalotes inca Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes insularis Wheeler, 1934
Cephalotes jamaicensis Forel, 1922
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes klugi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999
Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes lanuginosus Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Cephalotes lenca De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes liepini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes liogaster Santschi, 1916
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes membranaceus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes mompox De Andrade, 1999
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 orbis Forel, 1906
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 patei Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
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 peruviensis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pileini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes prodigiosus Santschi, 1921
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
Cephalotes ramiphilus Forel, 1904
Cephalotes rohweri Wheeler, 1916Yoldia macoma
Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes serraticeps Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes sobrius Kempf, 1958Atlantic semele
Cephalotes solidus Kempf, 1974Purplish semele
Cephalotes specularis Brandão & al., 2014Mirror turtle ants
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes supercilii De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes taino De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Cephalotes texanus Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Cephalotes toltecus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes trichophorus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes ustus Kempf, 1973Clipped semele
Cephalotes varians Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes vinosus Wheeler, 1936Sybaritic tellin
Cephalotes wheeleri Forel, 1901
Eucryptocerus abdominalis (Santschi, 1929)⇒ Cephalotes abdominalis Santschi, 1929
Eucryptocerus liogaster
Eucryptocerus oculatus (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Cephalotes oculatus Spinola, 1853
Eucryptocerus placidus (Smith, 1860)⇒ Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus balzani Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus batesi Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus carbonarius Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus convexus Forel, 1904
Procryptocerus coriarius Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus curvistriatus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus eladio Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus ferreri Forel, 1912
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 impressus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus kempfi Longino & Sn..., 2002
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 nalini Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus paleatus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus petiolatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus rudis Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus sampaioi Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
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 tortuguero Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus victoris Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Procryptocerus virgatus Kempf, 1964
Zacryptocerus angustus Mayr, 1862
Zacryptocerus aztecus Smith, 1860
Zacryptocerus basalis (Smith, 1876)⇒ Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876
Zacryptocerus bivestitus (Santschi, 1922)⇒ Cephalotes bivestitus Santschi, 1922
Zacryptocerus bohlsi (Emery, 1896)⇒ Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896
Zacryptocerus borgmeieri (Kempf, 1951)⇒ Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951
Zacryptocerus christopherseni (Forel, 1912)⇒ Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Zacryptocerus clypeatus (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804
Zacryptocerus coffeae Kempf, 1953
Zacryptocerus complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Zacryptocerus conspersus Smith, 1867
Zacryptocerus cordatus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853
Zacryptocerus cordiae (Stitz, 1913)⇒ Cephalotes cordiae Stitz, 1913
Zacryptocerus crenaticeps Mayr, 1866
Zacryptocerus cristatus Emery, 1890
Zacryptocerus curvistriatus Forel, 1899
Zacryptocerus depressus Klug, 1824
Zacryptocerus eduarduli Forel, 1921
Zacryptocerus femoralis Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Zacryptocerus fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Zacryptocerus foliaceus Emery, 1906
Zacryptocerus fossithorax Santschi, 1921
Zacryptocerus grandinosus Smith, 1860
Zacryptocerus haemorrhoidalis Latreille, 1802
Zacryptocerus haemorrhoidalis auricomus (Wheeler, 1936)⇒ Cephalotes auricomus Wheeler, 1936
Zacryptocerus haemorrhoidalis hamulus Roger, 1863
Zacryptocerus haemorrhoidalis unimaculatus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853
Zacryptocerus inaequalis Mann, 1916
Zacryptocerus incertus Emery, 1906
Zacryptocerus insularis Wheeler, 1934
Zacryptocerus jheringi Emery, 1894
Zacryptocerus kukulcan
Zacryptocerus laminatus (Forel, 1912)⇒ Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860
Zacryptocerus maculatus (Smith, 1876)⇒ Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876
Zacryptocerus minutus Fabricius, 1804
Zacryptocerus multispinosus (Emery, 1890)⇒ Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868
Zacryptocerus multispinosus biguttatus (Emery, 1890)⇒ Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890
Zacryptocerus multispinus (Smith, 1876)⇒ Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876
Zacryptocerus notatus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Cephalotes notatus Mayr, 1866
Zacryptocerus opacus
Zacryptocerus pallens (Klug, 1824)⇒ Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Zacryptocerus patei (Kempf, 1951)⇒ Cephalotes patei Kempf, 1951
Zacryptocerus pavonii (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809
Zacryptocerus pilosus (Emery, 1896)⇒ Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896
Zacryptocerus pinelii (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Zacryptocerus pusillus (Forel, 1912)⇒ Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Zacryptocerus pusillus columbicus Forel, 1912
Zacryptocerus quadratus (Mayr, 1868)⇒ Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
Zacryptocerus ramiphilus (Forel, 1904)⇒ Cephalotes ramiphilus Forel, 1904
Zacryptocerus scutulatus (Smith, 1867)⇒ Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867
Zacryptocerus setulifer (Emery, 1894)⇒ Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
Zacryptocerus simillimus (Kempf, 1951)⇒ Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951
Zacryptocerus sobrius (Kempf, 1958)⇒ Cephalotes sobrius Kempf, 1958
Zacryptocerus spinosus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Zacryptocerus striativentris (Smith, 1876)⇒ Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876
Zacryptocerus umbraculatus (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804
Zacryptocerus ustus (Kempf, 1973)⇒ Cephalotes ustus Kempf, 1973
Zacryptocerus varians (Smith, 1876)⇒ Cephalotes varians Smith, 1876
Zacryptocerus wheeleri (Forel, 1901)⇒ Cephalotes wheeleri Forel, 1901


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov