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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
482
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
470
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
311
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
48
281
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
2 Genera with 28 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1894Turtle ants24SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
28 Species
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes bruchi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes guayaki De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes lanuginosus Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pellans De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957Glory-of-the-seas venus
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov