Cephalotes maculatus
Cephalotes maculatus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
Cephalotes maculatus 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. The species is native across most of the South and Central America, from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in the north, to the Argentinian province of Tucumán in the south, making it one of the species with the largest native area in the genus Cephalotes Their larger and flatter legs, a trait common with other members of the genus Cephalotes, gives them…
Cephalotes maculatus, est une espèce de fourmis arboricoles du genre Cephalotes. Distribution Cette espèce est trouvée dans la majeure partie de l'Amérique du Sud et en Amérique centrale, de l'état mexicain du Tamaulipas au nord, jusqu'à la région argentine de Tucuman au sud. C'est une des espèces de Cephalotes couvrant la plus large aire endémique.
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