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'''''Cephalotes inca''''' 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. |
'''''Cephalotes inca''''' 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. Also known as [[gliding ant]]s.<ref>Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. ''F. Dufart, Paris''. 467 pp. [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/publications/0242/0242.pdf PDF]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yanoviak | first1 = S. P. | last2 = Munk | first2 = Y. | last3 = Dudley | first3 = R. | doi = 10.1093/icb/icr006 | title = Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants | journal = Integrative and Comparative Biology | volume = 51 | issue = 6 | pages = 944–956 | year = 2011 | pmid = 21562023| pmc = | url=http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/11/icb.icr006.full.pdf}}</ref> The species is native in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Species Range Maps |url=http://antmaps.org/?mode=species&species=Cephalotes.inca |website=Antmaps.org |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> Their larger and flatter legs, a trait common with other members of the genus ''Cephalotes'', gives them their gliding abilities.<ref>{{cite book |last1=De Andrade |first1=Maria |last2=Urbani |first2=Cesare |title=Diversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |date=1999 |publisher=Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Palaeontologie) |pages=[https://archive.org/details/biostor-102758/page/n284 281]-285 |url=https://archive.org/details/biostor-102758 |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> |
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The species was first given a description and a classification in 1911 by Swiss [[Entomology|entomologist]] [[Felix Santschi]]. |
The species was first given a description and a classification in 1911 by Swiss [[Entomology|entomologist]] [[Felix Santschi]]. |
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Cephalotes inca 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. Also known as gliding ants.[1][2] The species is native in Ecuador and Peru[3] Their larger and flatter legs, a trait common with other members of the genus Cephalotes, gives them their gliding abilities.[4]
The species was first given a description and a classification in 1911 by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi.
References
- ^ Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF
- ^ Yanoviak, S. P.; Munk, Y.; Dudley, R. (2011). "Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants" (PDF). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51 (6): 944–956. doi:10.1093/icb/icr006. PMID 21562023.
- ^ "Species Range Maps". Antmaps.org. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ De Andrade, Maria; Urbani, Cesare (1999). Diversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Palaeontologie). pp. 281-285. Retrieved 25 January 2019.