Atta pennsylvanica

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Atta pennsylvanica
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Pheidole buckleyi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Atta pennsylvanica
Buckley, 1867

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Pheidole buckleyi.

Nomenclature

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

  • pennsylvanica. Atta pennsylvanica Buckley, 1867: 345 (s.w.) U.S.A. Combination in Pheidole: Emery, 1895c: 338. [Junior secondary homonym of pennsylvanica Roger, above.] Unidentifiable taxon: Wheeler, W.M. 1902f: 29. Replacement name: buckleyi: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 806.

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