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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
86
2887
18019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2717
17744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
30
1206
13060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
243
3850
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
243
3850
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
112
2037
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
3
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
3 Genera with 144 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1973Turtle ants101SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 196443SpeciesTaxom
Zacryptocerus Latreille, 1802
Turtle ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
144 Species
Cephalotes adolphi Emery, 1906
Cephalotes alfaroi Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes argentatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes betoi De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes bimaculatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes bivestitus Santschi, 1922Gaudy sanguin
Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes bruchi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes coffeae Kempf, 1953
Cephalotes columbicus Forel, 1912
Cephalotes complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes conspersus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes cordiae Stitz, 1913
Cephalotes cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes crenaticeps Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes decolor De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes dentidorsum De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes duckei Forel, 1906
Cephalotes ecuadorialis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes emeryi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes femoralis Smith, 1853
Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Cephalotes foliaceus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes fossithorax Santschi, 1921
Cephalotes frigidus Kempf, 1960
Cephalotes gabicamacho Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes goeldii Forel, 1912
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes guayaki De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes inaequalis Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Cephalotes inca Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes klugi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999
Cephalotes laminatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes lanuginosus Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Cephalotes liepini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes liogaster Santschi, 1916
Cephalotes liviaprado Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes mariadeandrade Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes marycorn Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes membranaceus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes mompox De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes monicaulyssea Oliveira, Po..., 2021
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes nilpiei De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes notatus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes oculatus Spinola, 1853
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pallidus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palta De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palustris De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes patei Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes pellans De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimplex De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes peruviensis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pileini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes placidus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes prodigiosus Santschi, 1921
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
Cephalotes ramiphilus Forel, 1904
Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes serraticeps Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes solidus Kempf, 1974Purplish semele
Cephalotes specularis Brandão & al., 2014Mirror turtle ants
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes supercili De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes supercilii De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Cephalotes trichophorus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes ustus Kempf, 1973Clipped semele
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus balzani Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus batesi Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus carbonarius Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus convexus Forel, 1904
Procryptocerus coriarius Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus curvistriatus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus ferreri Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus gibbosus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus gracilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Procryptocerus hirsutus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus impressus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus kempfi Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus lenkoi Kempf, 1969
Procryptocerus lepidus Forel, 1908
Procryptocerus marginatus Borgmeier, 1948
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957Glory-of-the-seas venus
Procryptocerus nalini Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus paleatus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus petiolatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus rudis Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus sampaioi Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus schmitti Forel, 1901Round combshell
Procryptocerus seabrai Kempf, 1964
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus striatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Procryptocerus subpilosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus tortuguero Longino & Sn..., 2002
Procryptocerus victoris Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Procryptocerus virgatus Kempf, 1964


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov