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Giant Turtle Ants
Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ants, bees & wasps

Giant Turtle Ants

Cephalotes atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishGiant Turtle Ants
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese黑衣龟蚁种团
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCephalotes atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Giant Turtle Ants (Cephalotes atratus) is a species of the family Formicidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 68 times (GBIF), between 1926 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 24 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Paramaribo, Brokopondo and Para.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusCephalotes

In Suriname

68Records in Suriname
24iNaturalist observations
1926First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo46
  • Brokopondo8
  • Para6
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Marowijne2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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