Formica sexdentata

Formica sexdentata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Atta sexdens)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Atta
Species:	Formica sexdentata Latreille, 1802

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.

• sexdentata. Formica sexdentata Latreille, 1802a: 228, pl. 9, figs. 59, 60 (w.) FRENCH GUIANA. Junior synonym of sexdens: Latreille, 1802a: 228.

References

• Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire naturelle des fourmis, et recueil de mémoires et d'observations sur les abeilles, les araignées, les faucheurs, et autres insectes. Paris: Impr. Crapelet (chez T. Barrois), xvi + 445 pp.