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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
613
2033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
384
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
665
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
665
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
331
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
2 Genera with 53 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1973Turtle ants35SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 196018SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
53 Species
Cephalotes adolphi Emery, 1906
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes betoi De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes cordatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes frigidus Kempf, 1960
Cephalotes goeldii Forel, 1912
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes inca Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Cephalotes liepini De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes membranaceus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes nilpiei De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes notatus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palta De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes palustris De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes pellans De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes specularis Brandão & al., 2014Mirror turtle ants
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes ustus Kempf, 1973Clipped semele
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus curvistriatus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus gibbosus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus lenkoi Kempf, 1969
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 seabrai Kempf, 1964
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus victoris Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov