Atta cephalotes

Atta cephalotes, Wilhelma Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Attini
Genus: Atta
Species: Atta cephalotes

Name

Atta cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

• Formica cephalotes Linnaeus
• Formica fervens Drury
• Formica grossa Fabricius
• Formica migrator De Geer
• Formica migratoria De Geer
• Atta fervens (Drury)
• Atta grossa (Fabricius)
• Atta integrior Forel
• Atta lutea Forel
• Atta migratoria (De Geer)
• Atta opaca Forel
• Atta polita Emery
• Atta visitatrix (Christ)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae. Regnum Animale. 10th ed. W. Engelmann, Lipsiae.

Vernacular names

English: Leaf-Cutter Ants
español: Zompopo

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