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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
944
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
901
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
563
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
119
904
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
119
904
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
50
425
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
2 Genera with 42 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants32SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 186010SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
42 Species
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes cordiae Stitz, 1913
Cephalotes dentidorsum De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes foliaceus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes inca Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
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 pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes peruviensis 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 spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes supercilii De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes trichophorus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus balzani Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus kempfi Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus nalini Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus subpilosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov