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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
430
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
430
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
427
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
324
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
20
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
107
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraiba
2 Genera with 3 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraiba
3 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov