Biology:Cephalotes inaequalis

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Cephalotes inaequalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Cephalotes
Species:
C. inaequalis
Binomial name
Cephalotes inaequalis
(Mann, 1916)

Cephalotes inaequalis is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on. Giving their name also as gliding ants.[1][2]

Distribution

Colombia, Guyana, and Brazil .[3]

References

  1. Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF
  2. Yanoviak, S. P.; Munk, Y.; Dudley, R. (2011). "Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants". Integrative and Comparative Biology 51 (6): 944–956. doi:10.1093/icb/icr006. PMID 21562023. 
  3. Albuquerque, Emília Zoppas De; Prado, Lívia Pires Do; Andrade-Silva, Joudellys; Siqueira, Emely Laiara Silva De; Sampaio, Kelly Liane Da Silva; Alves, Diego; Brandão, Carlos Roberto Ferreira; Andrade, Paloma L. et al. (2021-07-16). "Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin" (in en). Zootaxa 5001 (1): 1–83. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5001.1.1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5063406 entry