Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894)
Cephalotes jheringi is an arboreal gliding ant species of the genus Cephalotes with an unusual head and parachuting ability.
Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894) is an arboreal ant species belonging to the genus Cephalotes. This species is distinguished by its unusually shaped head, and has the ability to steer its fall to parachute if it drops from the tree it inhabits. Species of this type are commonly referred to as gliding ants.
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Pheidole tepicana Pergande, 1896
Camponotus subbarbatus Emery, 1893
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Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895
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