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Myrmecia atrata
| Myrmecia atrata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecia pavida) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | Myrmecia atrata Clark, 1951 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecia pavida.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- atrata. Myrmecia atrata Clark, 1951: 77, fig. 55 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of pavida: Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1659.
References
- Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.] (page 77, fig. 55 worker described)
- Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Journal of Natural History 25: 1623-1673 (page 1659, Junior synonym of pavida)