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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
534
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
514
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
277
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
110
732
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
110
732
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
2 Genera with 33 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants24SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 19019SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
33 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes columbicus Forel, 1912
Cephalotes crenaticeps Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes decolor De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes emeryi Forel, 1912
Cephalotes femoralis Smith, 1853
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes manni Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes mompox De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pallidus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes targionii Emery, 1894
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus balzani Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus coriarius Mayr, 1870
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus schmitti Forel, 1901Round combshell


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov