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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
412
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
401
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
232
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
102
621
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
102
621
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
47
366
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
3 Genera with 15 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants12SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Zacryptocerus Latreille, 1802
Turtle ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
15 Species
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes curvistriatus Forel, 1899
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 setulifer Emery, 1894
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov