Atta rimosa atrata

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Atta rimosa atrata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex minutus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Cyphomyrmex
Species: Atta rimosa atrata
Forel, 1912

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

Nomenclature

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

  • atrata. Atta (Cyphomyrmex) rimosa r. atrata Forel, 1912e: 188 (w.q.m.) COLOMBIA. Combination in Cyphomyrmex: Emery, 1924d: 342. Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling, R.R. & Longino, 1992: 490.

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