Cephalotes basalis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  basalis. Cryptocerus basalis Smith, F. 1876d: 608 (q.) BRAZIL. De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 273 (m.). Combination in Paracryptocerus: Kempf, 1951: 232; in Zacryptocerus: Hespenheide, 1986: 395; in Cephalotes: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 269. Senior synonym of multispinus: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 269.
 * multispinus. Cryptocerus cordatus r. multispinus Emery, 1890b: 75, pl. 9, fig. 5 (w.) COSTA RICA. [Also described as new by Emery, 1894k: 59.] Emery, 1894c: 202 (s.); Forel, 1899c: 49 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1954b: 155 (l.). Combination in Cryptocerus (Paracryptocerus): Emery, 1915i: 192; in Paracryptocerus: Kempf, 1951: 204; in Zacryptocerus: Brandão, 1991: 387. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 143; Emery, 1894c: 201. Junior synonym of basalis: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 269.

Additional References

 * De Andrade, M. L. & Baroni Urbani, C. 1999. Diversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. B (Geol. Paläontol.) 271: 1-889.