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Pusillus-group Turtle Ants
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Pusillus-group Turtle Ants

Cephalotes pusillus

Cephalotes pusillus is a species of arboreal ant in the genus Cephalotes, described in 1824 and characterized by its oddly shaped head and ability to glide if it falls from a tree, as gliding ants do.

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9 branches of this group, most-observed first

Cephalotes pusillus

speciesCephalotes pusillus

Cephalotes minutus

speciesCephalotes minutus

Cephalotes spinosus

speciesCephalotes spinosus

Cephalotes columbicus

speciesCephalotes columbicus

Cephalotes christopherseni

speciesCephalotes christopherseni

Cephalotes inaequalis

speciesCephalotes inaequalis

Cephalotes duckei

speciesCephalotes duckei

Cephalotes laminatus

speciesCephalotes laminatus

Cephalotes simillimus

speciesCephalotes simillimus

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