Cephalotes fossithorax
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| Cephalotes fossithorax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species: | C. fossithorax |
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| Cephalotes fossithorax | |
Cephalotes fossithorax is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering during a fall. See also gliding ants.[2][3] The species was originally reported as Cryptocerus fossithorax in 1921, a name which is now obsolete.