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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
452
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
452
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
45
215
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
2 Genera with 24 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants14SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 189410SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
24 Species
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus lepidus Forel, 1908
Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957Glory-of-the-seas venus
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus sampaioi Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov