Cephalotes

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Cephalotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Cephalotini Genus: Cephalotes Latreille, 1802
Diversity
134 species
Species
C. atratus  many more
Synonyms
Eucryptocerus Kempf Zacryptocerus Wheeler Cryptocerus Latreille Cryptocephalus Lowne Paracryptocerus Emery Cyathomyrmex Creighton Cyathocephalus Emery Harnedia Smith Hypocryptocerus Wheeler Exocryptocerus Vierbergen & Scheven

Cephalotes is a genus of ant species, all sharing the same odd head style, which tend to be mainly arboreal, and all are gliding ants, with the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on.

[edit] References

• Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF