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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
780
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
761
2479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
457
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
122
930
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
122
930
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
55
439
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
2 Genera with 39 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants31SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18608SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
39 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes columbicus Forel, 1912
Cephalotes complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes conspersus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes inaequalis Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes oculatus Spinola, 1853
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 pellans De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes ramiphilus Forel, 1904
Cephalotes serraticeps Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes solidus Kempf, 1974Purplish semele
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes trichophorus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus hirsutus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus marginatus Borgmeier, 1948
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus subpilosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov