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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Ants
  7. Higher Myrmicine Ants
  8. Turtle Ants

genus

Turtle Ants

Cephalotes

Includes
4 native 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Pallens-group Turtle Ants 1 native
  • Wheeleri-group Turtle Ants 1 native
  • Texanus-group Turtle Ants 1 native
  • Multispinosus-group Turtle Ants
  • Pinelii-group Turtle Ants

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native turtle ants All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Texas Turtle Ant Cephalotes texanus 84 observations
  • Northern Caribbean Turtle Ant Cephalotes varians 46 observations
  • Sonoran Turtle Ant Cephalotes rohweri 19 observations

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