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Genus Cephalotes - Turtle Ants

Cephalotes texanus (Santschi) - Cephalotes texanus

Cephalotes rohweri? - Cephalotes rohweri - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

Subfamily Myrmicinae

Tribe Attini

Genus Cephalotes (Turtle Ants)

Other Common Names

Gliding Ants

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

formerly placed in Cephalotini

Explanation of Names

Cephalotes Latreille 1802

Numbers

3 spp. in our area, ~120 total

Range

Neotropics(1); in our area, one sp. each in AZ, TX, and FL (Florida Keys)

Print References

Longino J.T., Wheeler J. (1987) Ants in live oak galls in Texas. National Geographic Research 3: 125-127.

Works Cited

1.	Wild A. (-2014) Myrmecos

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 27 April, 2010 - 7:00pm
Additional contributions by v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 12 March, 2018 - 10:46pm

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