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Distribution Notes

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Paraguay: Central, Pte. Hayes
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Taxonomic History

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Cryptocerus bruchi Forel, 1912f PDF: 202 (w.) ARGENTINA. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Paracryptocerus: Kusnezov, 1953c PDF: 338.Combination in Zacryptocerus: Brandão, 1991 PDF: 385.Combination in Cephalotes: Baroni Urbani, 1998b: 326; De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 618.Senior synonym of Cephalotes jheringi pampaensis: Kempf, 1958a: 44.Senior synonym of Cephalotes ridiculus: Kempf, 1958a: 44.
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Diagnostic Description

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Central, Pte. Hayes (ALWC, INBP).

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Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa, pp. 1-55, vol. 1622
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Cephalotes bruchi

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Cephalotes bruchi 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]

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.

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Cephalotes bruchi: Brief Summary

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Cephalotes bruchi 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.

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