Cephalotes inaequalis explained

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]

Notes and 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. . 10.1093/icb/icr006 . Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants . Integrative and Comparative Biology . 51 . 6 . 944–956 . 2011 . 21562023. free .
  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. . Feitosa . Rodrigo Machado . Koch . Elmo Borges De Azevedo . Delabie . Jacques Hubert Charles . Fernandes . Itanna . Baccaro . Fabrício Beggiato . Souza . Jorge Luiz Pereira . Almeida . Rony Peterson Santos . 2021-07-16 . Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin . Zootaxa . en . 5001 . 1 . 1–83 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1 . 1175-5334.

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