Poole, Karen E.
مورچه لاکپشتی
Sign in to saveCephalotes is a genus of tree-dwelling ant species from the Americas, commonly known as turtle ants. All appear to be gliding ants, with the ability to "parachute" and steer their fall so as to land back on the tree trunk rather than fall to the ground, which is often flooded.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 322
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- UQROO, FMNH, CAS, USNM, BYU, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Indonesia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cephalotini
- Image
- Cephalotes atratus casent0010677 head 1.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Cephalotes
- taxon name
- Cephalotes
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Cephalotes
- taxon common name
- Turtle Ants
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0