Cephalotini

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iCephalotini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Cephalotini
Genera

Cephalotes
Eucryptocerus
Procryptocerus
Zacryptocerus

Cephalotini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Although they are wingless, biologists have observed them gliding.[1] They will glide back to the trunk of their tree, which is much safer than the ground or water below. They are among a number of groups of gliding ants.


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