Atta vollenweideri piriventris

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Atta vollenweideri piriventris
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Atta sexdens)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Atta
Species: Atta vollenweideri piriventris
Santschi, 1919

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

Nomenclature

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

  • piriventris. Atta vollenweideri var. piriventris Santschi, 1919f: 50 (w.) ARGENTINA. Subspecies of sexdens and senior synonym of lugens: Gonçalves, 1942: 351. Junior synonym of sexdens: Borgmeier, 1959b: 359.

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