Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824)

Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824)

Cephalotes pusillus is a 1824-described species of gliding arboreal ant with an oddly shaped head.

Family
Genus
Cephalotes
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824)

Cephalotes pusillus is a species of arboreal ant that belongs to the genus Cephalotes. It was first described in 1824. This species is distinguished by its unusually shaped head, and like other gliding ants, it has the ability to glide through the air when it falls from a tree.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Cephalotes

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