Atta moelleri

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Atta moelleri
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Acromyrmex coronatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Acromyrmex
Species: Atta moelleri
Forel, 1893

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Acromyrmex coronatus.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • moelleri. Atta (Acromyrmex) moelleri Forel, 1893e: 596 (s.w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Combination in Acromyrmex: Forel, 1916: 429. Subspecies of coronatus: Santschi, 1925a: 363. Junior synonym of coronatus: Gonçalves, 1961: 135.

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